wireless network configuration question?

Question

I have a network with DHCP from a Cisco Router(192.168.1.1) and have a wireless router attached to it(192.168.1.254). Recently while trying to install a network printer on a laptop I realized the laptop was on the wireless network which was on its own network(192.168.2.1) (the wireless router had DHCP enabled so it was creating another node in the network)

So...how can make the wireless router just add computers to my original subnet(192.168.1.1)? I thought disabling DHCP would accomplish this but my linksys router has 'Enable DCHP' and it also has 'Internal router address'. I think this is contradictory because if the DCHP is off, then there should not be an internal address and it causes errors when I make the two in the same subnet and try Auto Configure Network Settings on my computer.

Answer 1

This should be how you connect your equipment.

Cisco Router Ethernet Port to Wireless routers Ethernet port. Do not use the WAN (Internet) Port on the wireless router.

Disable the wireless routers DHCP and it should act just like a access point. Dont set the wireless routers IP address so high. Set it to something like 192.168.0.200.

That should make it so the cisco router will supply the DHCP for all the computers on your network.

Answer 2

Take the wireless router back to the store and get a wireless access point instead.

If you can't do that, see if there's anyway to change the functionality of the wireless router to be a wireless gateway.

Your wired equipment is firewalled from your wifi equipment by the wireless router.

Answer 3

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