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Using 2 wireless routers on one small business network
I have a new client. He runs his business from a building (garage) next to his house. He has DSL connected to a Linksys WRT54G router (DHCP and Firewall) not using wireless. This feeds a Cisco SBS switch. He then has a Cat5 run to his house where he has another switch and now a new wireless router for his wifes laptop.
The business network is set 192.168.x.x and the wireless in the house is using 10.x.x.x. This is working to get her connected to the internet. Basically a guest internet connection.
Now what he wants is for the wireless in his house to be able to access his business network instead of being separate. I have searched here and the Internet, and can't get it going. I disconnect the 2nd router, assign an IP outside of the DHCP scope but still in subnet, disable DHCP on the 2nd router. When I connect the cat5 from the garage to the WAN port on the 2nd router, it stops working.
So in the end this is what I am looking at.
(DSL) ----> (SRT54G No wifi) -------> (Switch) -------> (Netgear w/Wireless)
I have see some articles say, to leave the WAN port open and just use the network ports on router2. If so does the interconnect need to be a Cross over. Don't have the option to run a 2nd Cat5 to allow for just the house router to control everything.
Any ideas appreciated.
The business network is set 192.168.x.x and the wireless in the house is using 10.x.x.x. This is working to get her connected to the internet. Basically a guest internet connection.
Now what he wants is for the wireless in his house to be able to access his business network instead of being separate. I have searched here and the Internet, and can't get it going. I disconnect the 2nd router, assign an IP outside of the DHCP scope but still in subnet, disable DHCP on the 2nd router. When I connect the cat5 from the garage to the WAN port on the 2nd router, it stops working.
So in the end this is what I am looking at.
(DSL) ----> (SRT54G No wifi) -------> (Switch) -------> (Netgear w/Wireless)
I have see some articles say, to leave the WAN port open and just use the network ports on router2. If so does the interconnect need to be a Cross over. Don't have the option to run a 2nd Cat5 to allow for just the house router to control everything.
Any ideas appreciated.
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Thank you all for your responses. I will be trying to combine the 2 segments so the 10.x.x.x subnet will disappear and both routers will be on the same 192 subnet. Can't remember the options in the Netgear setup off the top of my head so I will have to wait until I get on location again to figure exactly but I am expecting that I will just be leaving the WAN port empty and using the LAN ports to interconnect.
It will probably be the early part of next week before I will get there.
It will probably be the early part of next week before I will get there.
Correct, combining the networks and then leaving out the WAN port and using the LAN ports will be the best option.
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Still waiting to get into customer. Couple more days I should have the results.
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What ended up working was to assign the WAN port on Router#2 to a junk IP, or leaving it set to auto detect, so it is in a range outside of the networks subnet. Assigning the IP for the LAN setup to the 192,168.1.X outside of the DHCP range of router #1, and disabling Router#2 DHCP. Then connecting it into the network just as a switch leaving the WAN port empty.
Thanks for the help.
Thanks for the help.
Set Router 1's address on the LAN as 192.168.1.1.
Set Router 1 to issue LAN addresses using DHCP in 192.168.1.X range.
Connect a LAN port from Router 1 to WAN port of Router 2 (wife) using Cat5. Unless the routers are a million years old, no crossover cable is required, because modern ports figure this out without the need for crossovers. (Even if ONE of the two routers is "modern", you'll be fine.)
Set Router 2 to get its WAN address via DHCP. So Router 2 will have a WAN address somewhere in the 192.168.1.X range, as it will get its LAN address via DHCP from Router 1.
Specify that the GATEWAY address for Router 2 is 192.168.1.1 (the LAN address of Router 1.)
Set Router 2 to issue LAN addresses using DHCP in 10.10.0.X range.
Router 2's LAN address would be 10.10.0.1
All subnet masks are 255.255.255.0