Problems Connecting Tow Routers Together?

Question

ive got 2 netgear routers (wireless) and im tryin to get them connected im using a crossover cable but when the crossover cable is in the primary (with the adsl lead(internet)) and into the secodayry on the scondary router gets the internet so i only one works at a time how can it be so both work at the same time?

Answer 1

wait, hmm, ok, thats not the way.

For 1st router
I will assume that your Internet Service is DHCP configured, if its not then log in to your netgear router then give it a proper IP, mask and gateway. ( you can log in to your netgear router by typing 192.168.1.1 in your browser , the default username should be admin and password would be password.)Now this router will connect to the internet. And for the IPs that will be under this router, make it DHCP and give it an IP range like 192.168.10.1 to 192.168.10.5 , set subnet mask as 255.255.0.0

For Second router
Set all to DHCP.

They should work normally.

Answer 2

Having 2 routers at same time is having 2 living house networks on an identical time. ComputerA is declared to RouterA and ComputerB is declared to RouterB. basically one router could get an internet IP handle the different would possibly no longer via fact your provider regularly furnish you with one public ip. magnificent for you is RouterA and use an get right of entry to element gadget. The get right of entry to element is a gadget to amplify your community to a diverse area of your place.

Answer 3

I presume these routers have wired LAN ports as well as the wireless ports.

I also presume your ISP is providing a dynamic WAN IP.

On router # 1, connect the router WAN port to the ISP's modem. Configure this router's WAN port for a dynamic public IP address and to obtain DNS automatically. Configure this router's LAN port to assign LAN IP addresses via DHCP (dynamic host configuration protocol). I suggest you assign this router's default gateway and ip address as 192.168.1.1, subnet mask 255.255.255.0. Set your DHCP range as 192.168.1.10 to 192.168.1.254 for a max of244 LAN devices (you can use fewer by starting the range at a number greater than .10 if you want) All LAN devices connected to this (wired or wireless) will have IP address of 192.168.1.xxx [where xxx is in the DHCP range of 10 - 254 as assigned by the router when the LAN device connects], subnet 255.255.255.0, default gateway 192.168.1.1 and DNS 192.168.1.1 and should be set to obtain their IP and DNS automatically. You may need a cross cable from the ISP modem to Router's WAN port unless the router can auto sense and cross internally. Connect a pc to this router's LAN and make sure you can access the internet. If you cannot, trouble shoot this until this unit performs. (Write back again if you have trouble shooting problems at this point and tell us what you did.)

Now for Router 2, connect it via a cat 5 cable from a LAN port of Router #1 to the WAN port of router # 2. You may need a cross cable and I suggest you try a straight first and be willing to change to a cross if it does not work. Configure router 2's WAN port for a static ip of 192.168.1.2, subnet 255.255.255.0, default gateway and dns of 192.168.1.1. Configure router 2's LAN port to provide IP addresses to downstream devices via DHCP with the default gateway of router 1 as 192.168.2.1, subnet mask 255.255.255.0 and the DHCP range of 192.168.2.10 to 192.168.2.254. Note that the LAN IP of router 2's third set of digits is 2 and this distinguishes it from router 1 and it MUST be different. Set all of router 2's LAN devices to obtain IP address automatically. They will have LAN IP addresses of 192.168.2.10-192.168.2.254 with subnet 255.255.255.0 and default gateway and dns 192.168.2.1 and this will be given to them from router 2. Plug in a wired line from router 2 LAN port to a pc and validate that you have internet connection. Troubleshoot as needed.

Now for the last part. The 2 wireless devices must not be on the same channel or you will have conflict. Properly configure the 2 wireless routers to be on different channels. For security be sure to use all the security these units have.

At this point all will work. Some wireless LAN devices will connect to Router 1, some to Router 2 as you configure them.