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Alright I have cable with a modem upstairs connected to a router. One cord is going to the downstairs. I have a second router in my room which I want to go to two computer.

I have all cords needed to split (No need for wireless) When I try it doesn't work , i think it has to do with the ip address and splitting the connection ( I have access to the router config) and I know your asking why not have everything hooked up in one room? well i need access to a router since i need several computer hooked up in my room to get internet. And the modem/first router need to stay upstairs..

So basicly I need it to work like Modem -> First Router -> Second Router

First Router has 3 computers hooked up to it ( 2 + my cord ) and in my room I have a router which I need to have hooked up to two computers..

First Router is: DX-E401 (Dynex)
Second Router Mine: is a D-Link WBR-2310

Internet = Cable

Total Computers: 4 ( 2 are mine)

2007-01-26 19:26:18 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet Computer Networking

5 answers

make router #1 the DHCP server and select your range of IP addresses. assign a static IP address to router #2 that is out of the IP range by using the MAC address of router 2.

login to router 2. turn off DHCP functions and assign the LAN IP to the static IP that you set in the DHCP server on 1.

* don't use the WAN interface on router 2 only the LAN ports for all connections

check the CAT5 connections: modem > Router 1/DHCP server > Router 2

reboot your network starting from the modem>router1>router2>Pc's

2007-01-26 21:18:47 · answer #1 · answered by lv_consultant 7 · 0 0

I think your making this harder than it has to be....

Each router you listed has 4 ethernet ports , Since you already ran 1 cat5 wire (I assume) why not just run another wire....

Each computer will have it's own port to the upstairs router/modem... all PC' have access to the internet.

Now there is a cat5 spliter so one cable can connect 2 pc's but you only get 10mb through put....

If you want to it the hard way...The downstairs router and PC(s) will have to form it's own network and manually set up ip addresses, gatway, and so forth...

Then you'll have to manually set up the upstairs network and assign an upstairs IP address to the downstairs router connection...

The downstairs PC(s) will have the Downstairs router's IP address (to the upstairs router) as there gateway.

The downstairs router programed gateway to the upstairs router....

Do you know about private IP address...programing routers
Not using the routers DHCP function...

As you see this can get complicated,,, So for me (based on what you provided) it's easier just to run another cable.

Anywho hope this helps

2007-01-27 04:12:51 · answer #2 · answered by oneliteranight 3 · 0 0

Just use a HUB.
http://www.darron.net/network/secondpage.html
http://opendchub.sourceforge.net/
http://www.oreillynet.com/
Its easy.

2007-01-27 03:39:20 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

I think a HUB would be best

2007-02-04 01:33:01 · answer #4 · answered by A. Burns 2 · 0 0

Go to: howtonetworking.com, They may be able to help.

2007-02-03 21:46:26 · answer #5 · answered by samomma 2 · 0 0

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