trouble daisy-chaining router

I have a linksys 4 port router that had wireless connected to my
external modem. It had a standard config of 192.168.1.1 for the
gateway. There are computers with 192.168.1.2 and 192.168.1.3 ont he
network. Its also configured for dhcp for other computers to plug in
and get an ip.

The wireless part stopped working so I went and bought a netgear router
that has 4 ports and wireless as well.

I wanted to keep the linksys router in the closet and connect the new
netgear router in my office area.

I'm wondering what the network config should be on the new router. I
configured it as 192.168.1.49, the gateway is 192.168.1.1. and the dns
is the same as a computers on the network.

When I connect another pc to the netgear router it can not pick up an
ip, even though i configured it with dhcp as well.

Any help is appreciated.

Mike

Re: trouble daisy-chaining router

mike wrote:
> I have a linksys 4 port router that had wireless connected to my
> external modem. It had a standard config of 192.168.1.1 for the
> gateway. There are computers with 192.168.1.2 and 192.168.1.3 ont he
> network. Its also configured for dhcp for other computers to plug in
> and get an ip.
>
> The wireless part stopped working so I went and bought a netgear router
> that has 4 ports and wireless as well.
>
> I wanted to keep the linksys router in the closet and connect the new
> netgear router in my office area.
>
> I'm wondering what the network config should be on the new router. I
> configured it as 192.168.1.49, the gateway is 192.168.1.1. and the dns
> is the same as a computers on the network.
>
> When I connect another pc to the netgear router it can not pick up an
> ip, even though i configured it with dhcp as well.
>

There should be only be one DHCP server on the network, which should be
on the gateway router. One of the routers should become a switch by
disabling the DHCP on the router.

http://www.homenethelp.com/web/explain/about-hubs-and-switch es.asp


> Any help is appreciated.
>

http://linksys.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/linksys.cfg/php/enduser/ std_adp.php?p_faqid=358

It doesn't make any difference when connecting two routers together when
one just becomes a switch, wire to wire, wireless to wire, wireless to
wireless, make, brand name or model. The principles are the same.

If it's the wireless router, then it becomes a wire/WAP swicth.

Duane :)

Re: trouble daisy-chaining router

He should also change the gateway router to a different base IP like
192.168.2.1 to keep from overlapping addresses.

"Mr. Arnold" <"Mr. Arnold"@Arnold.COM> wrote in message
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> mike wrote:
>> I have a linksys 4 port router that had wireless connected to my
>> external modem. It had a standard config of 192.168.1.1 for the
>> gateway. There are computers with 192.168.1.2 and 192.168.1.3 ont he
>> network. Its also configured for dhcp for other computers to plug in
>> and get an ip.
>>
>> The wireless part stopped working so I went and bought a netgear router
>> that has 4 ports and wireless as well.
>>
>> I wanted to keep the linksys router in the closet and connect the new
>> netgear router in my office area.
>>
>> I'm wondering what the network config should be on the new router. I
>> configured it as 192.168.1.49, the gateway is 192.168.1.1. and the dns
>> is the same as a computers on the network.
>>
>> When I connect another pc to the netgear router it can not pick up an
>> ip, even though i configured it with dhcp as well.
>>
>
> There should be only be one DHCP server on the network, which should be on
> the gateway router. One of the routers should become a switch by disabling
> the DHCP on the router.
>
> http://www.homenethelp.com/web/explain/about-hubs-and-switch es.asp
>
>
>> Any help is appreciated.
>>
>
> http://linksys.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/linksys.cfg/php/enduser/ std_adp.php?p_faqid=358
>
> It doesn't make any difference when connecting two routers together when
> one just becomes a switch, wire to wire, wireless to wire, wireless to
> wireless, make, brand name or model. The principles are the same.
>
> If it's the wireless router, then it becomes a wire/WAP swicth.
>
> Duane :)
>
>
>

Re: trouble daisy-chaining router

Woody wrote:
> He should also change the gateway router to a different base IP like
> 192.168.2.1 to keep from overlapping addresses.

No, he would leave the gateway router as is and change the Device IP on
the second router to be a static IP like 192.168.1.5 on the gateway, so
that machines can share resources on the gateway and the switch, if he
wants to share resources. All machines would get their DHCP from the
gateway router or use a static IP on the gateway router, even the ones
using the wire/WAP switch.

Duane :)