Loco
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So Cal
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| [wireless] Adding a router....
I currently have the BEFSR41 v2.1 router connected, but i need to add wireless for my new Dell notebook pc.
I just bought a Cisco Wireless card for my notebook pc, & also another Linksys router »www.linksys.com/products/product···prid=610 ...but i noiced that theres no *UPLINK* port.
What i need to do is connect the 2 routers onto the same LAN...one router being 192.168.2.1 & the new wireless router will be 192.198.1.1
I'm not using any cross-over cable at all...i don't like it. So now when connecting the 2 routers, do i just plug a patch cable from the #1 port on the BEFSR41 router and into any of the 4 ports on the new wireless router ??? ...or do i just go from the UPLINK port on the BEFSR41 then into any of the 4 ports on the wireless router ?
Please advise...thanks. |
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localhost
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| i believe that the wrt54g's are autosensing on the ports so it does not mater what kind of cable you use or what kind of port you plug it into.
also, i don't see why you want/need both routers on the same lan, but you have it set up with two different subnets so they would be separate unless you are using a different subnet mask.
if you just want to use the wrt54g as an access point (not a router) then look at this faq: »Wireless Networking Forum FAQ »Using a Wireless Router as an Access Point
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jsolo1
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join:2001-07-01 | reply to Loco
Xiotek,
Please post what you want to accomplish & your network topology. Based on this some suggestions can be made as to how to wire the components/setup subnets, etc.
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Loco
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said by localhost  :i believe that the wrt54g's are autosensing on the ports so it does not mater what kind of cable you use or what kind of port you plug it into. Should i plug from the WIRED routers UPLINK port, then into any of the 4 ports on the wireless router ?
...or should i not use the UPLINK port at all ? I can't get ahold of Linksys, the phone stays on *hold* when calling..:+) |
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localhost
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Cypress, CA | reply to Loco
shouldn't matter, so sure. |
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Loco
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join:2002-11-09
So Cal | reply to jsolo1
»/metashare/8c3223 |
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Loco
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| reply to localhost
Thanks.
According to this :
»img.photobucket.com/albums/v455/···nect.jpg
It doesn't show an UPLINK port on the top (wired) router...but i have one.
I guess i'll use that UPLINK port and see what happens. |
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localhost
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if you want to use it as a backup then what you want to do is DISABLE dhcp on it, and put it on the same subnet with a different ip.
if your net ever goes down, then switch your gateway and it should work.
you can also add the second gateway with a higher interface metric so that when the first one does not work the second one will kick in. however, you may experience problems with the second gateway being slow when the first one is down.
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Shootist
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join:2003-02-10
Decatur, GA | reply to Loco
Look at this thread.
»Method for using a wireless router as AP
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