The thing I spent the longest on was talking to century link to find out how to restrict the address range. but if I would have paid more attention to the settings page it was right in front of me! :-)~MIKE~(-: On Mon, Jul 21, 2014 at 5:04 PM, Michael Havens wrote: > Well, to make it easier on everyone involved I thought I'd just buy a > wireless card. But I followed the instructions on the web page and kept on > messing up (forgetting to switch cords and stuff) until I fixed it good and > everything works! Thanks for the help. > > :-)~MIKE~(-: > > > On Mon, Jul 21, 2014 at 2:27 PM, Gilbert T. Gutierrez, Jr. < > mailing-lists@phoenixinternet.net> wrote: > >> NAT and lack of a routing table entry in the first router... The first >> router has no knowledge of the network behind your linksys because it is >> NAT'ing and you do not have a route statement in the first router relating >> to the network on the second router. The devices behind the second router >> can reach devices on the first router because it is NAT'ing the traffic and >> also because the second router's default route sends its traffic to the >> first router to route. There are ways around it such as disabling NAT (I >> don't think you can do that on the Linksys router you mentioned) and adding >> a route statement in the first router. You would also then have to program >> the first router to perform NAT for the second router's LAN network as >> well. This makes for an overly complicated setup for a home user that has >> limited network experience. Setting up the routers LAN to LAN is the >> easiest way to resolve your issue, even though it is not all that simple >> either. >> >> Gilbert >> >> >> On 7/21/2014 2:13 PM, Michael Havens wrote: >> >> Thank you so much for the link, Gilbert. I'll look at it as soon as I >> click send. I do have one question though, why will it talk one way but not >> the other? >> >> :-)~MIKE~(-: >> >> >> On Mon, Jul 21, 2014 at 2:04 PM, Gilbert T. Gutierrez, Jr. < >> mailing-lists@phoenixinternet.net> wrote: >> Mike, what I was trying to walk you through is outlined on several web >> pages if you do a search. I have included one of those links for your >> convenience. Your provided modem/router (router 1) uses either DSL or Cable >> for its WAN/Internet port. I would heavily suggest against you making any >> changes to router 1. SOHO routers typically have a cluster of ports which >> can be lumped together under the title LAN. Most SOHO routers will have a >> port off the side from that grouping to help you distinguish the fact that >> it is the WAN/Internet port. >> >> >> http://library.techguy.org/wiki/Connecting_two_SOHO_broadband_routers_together >> >> Gilbert >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings:http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > >