skurys
join:2008-06-22
h1g
 ·AEI Internet
|  Connect 2 routers together
Hello, here is my situation, I have a DI-614 D-Link router, which I found to be very reliable, and a WGR614 v5 netgear wireless router that cuts out from time to time (got it second hand.
I have some online classes that I don't want cutting out on me, which I want to view on my PC hard wired into the ports of my D-Link (non wireless) router, and I would like to have my Netgear wireless router plugged into one of the ports of the D-Link router, allowing my laptops internet access also (its not as bad if I lose connection on these occasionally).
So basically I want the dlink di614 plugged directly into the internet, my pc's into the dlink, and my netgear wgr614v5 into the dlink614, and the laptops connect to the netgear. (Hope thats not too confusing!)
I don't want to buy any extra hardware and was wondering if this was possible and how it could be done. Thank you for any assistance.
Shawn |
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avd706
Premium
join:2003-02-06
Great Neck, NY | Draw a picture, I'm confused. (Should be possible if you wire the two together and have wireless and DHCP enable on one (or the other) device) |
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skurys
join:2008-06-22
h1g
·AEI Internet
edit:
July 3rd, @05:11PM
| Here is basically a diagram of what I'm trying to do.
The diagram says WGR514v5 but its actually WGR614-v5, I just made a typo
PS: I didn't win any awards in art class as you can see  |
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bananaman
join:2002-10-26
New York, NY | Check my reply to NJH in this thread:
»DSL-G624T - How do I turn it into an Access Point only |
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yodamonster
Premium
join:2007-05-08
Signal Mountain, TN
 ·Comcast
| reply to skurys
I am doing this, but with different routers. I have Dlink DGL 4100 and DGL 4500. Your main router (the one connected to the modem) will need to be set up as DHCP the second router needs to be configured as a bridge.
My setup is the opposite of yours. My wireless router in the main router (connected to modem) and my wired router is the secondary. I recommend the wireless be the main router due to control ability. Once you turn a router into a bridged router, it turns it into a dummy unit (hub). Once you make your wireless router the dummy unit (hub) you will lose your capabilities to control the wireless portion of the router. |
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skurys
join:2008-06-22
h1g
·AEI Internet
| Yeah, the problem is I find the wireless one a bit flaky, and if it was my main, if it froze and I had to reboot it, I would lose the other one too, which connects to my PC's which serve my phone line and some videoconferencing I need for work... hmm |
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yodamonster
Premium
join:2007-05-08
Signal Mountain, TN
·Comcast
| That is fine. Just make all of your wireless configurations first. Then turn of DHCP. save configuration. power down. Then connect it to the wired router. Then power wireless up. When you power up the wireless it will get all of its addressing from the wired router.
Remember to encrypt your wireless (WPA is best) and also change the default admin password.
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GeekWannabe
join:2008-07-21
Calgary, AB
|  reply to skurys
Netgear WGR614 w heat sinks |
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