ip address confusion

[Michael Havens]

ohhhh... I get it. I didn't really understand the instructions before. As
such I don't know the ip address to the secondary router. Is there anyway
to do that aside from manually typing in each address until I find it? (I
didn't assign it to 192.168.0.253 or something like that.

:-)~MIKE~(-:


On Sun, Aug 3, 2014 at 4:17 PM, Michael Havens <bmike1 at gmail.com> wrote:

> well yes.... but something was wrong. So I got other instructions:
>  Connecting two (or more) SOHO broadband routers together
>
> Note: The "primary" router can be an actual router, a software gateway
> like Microsoft Internet Connection Sharing, or a server connection that has
> the capability to supply more than one IP address using Dynamic Host
> Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server capability. No changes are made to the
> primary "router" configuration.
>
> Step #1: Configure the IP address of the secondary router(s)
>
>     Configure the IP address of the secondary router(s) to be in the same
> subnet as the primary router, but out of the range of the DHCP server in
> the primary router. For instance, if the primary router's DHCP server
> assigns IP addresses 192.168.0.2 through 192.168.0.100 to computers or
> devices connecting to it, assign the secondary router 192.168.0.254 as it's
> IP address, 192.168.0.253 as the IP address for another router, etc.
>
>     Note: Do this first, as you will have to reboot the computer to
> connect to the router again for the remaining changes.
>
> Step #2: Disable the DHCP server in the secondary router(s).
>
>     Consult the manual or user's guide for the secondary router(s) to
> locate the configuration area where the DHCP server can be disabled.
>
> Step #3: Setup the wireless section
>
>     If configuring a secondary wireless router as a wi-fi access point,
> configure the router with the wireless settings you would normally use, if
> this secondary router were to be the primary router; channels, encryption,
> etc. Otherwise, you can skip this step.
>
> Step #4: Connect the secondary router(s) to the primary router
>
>     Connect from the primary router's LAN port to one of the LAN ports on
> the secondary router. If there is no uplink port and neither of the routers
> have auto-sensing ports, use a cross-over cable. [You will not need a
> cross-over cable if one of the "routers" is a computer.] Leave the WAN port
> unconnected!
>
>
>
>
> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>
>
> On Sun, Aug 3, 2014 at 3:42 PM, sean <sean.a.ritzler at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Wasn't the previous solution to disable dhcp on the second router? Then
>> of course it wouldn't give out the new addresses...
>> On Aug 3, 2014 3:33 PM, "Michael Havens" <bmike1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> well the deal is that I didn't want to run another cable from my router.
>>> My confusion isn't on getting it to work but rather the numbers that have
>>> been assigned from the second router. I was thinking that it might have to
>>> do with perhaps they had already been assigned ip addresses but the lfs
>>> computer was not previously assigned a number. Is it that the modem is
>>> handing out addresses until it gets to 192.168.0.125 and then the router
>>> takes over in giving addresses?
>>>
>>> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sun, Aug 3, 2014 at 3:03 PM, Wayne Davis <waydavis at centurylink.net>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>  You DO NOT need to use another router.  One is sufficient and 200
>>>> feet of wire would not be a problem.   For stronger wireless, you COULD add
>>>> another WIRED access point to your network.  In fact (I) do exactly that.
>>>> I have a AP near the front of the house, and another near the back. I have
>>>> about 30 "devices" on the network.... but ONE router / DHCP box is quite
>>>> sufficient for it all.   Your issue is more than likely multiple DHCP
>>>> servers.  For YOUR network, that is probably not needed.
>>>>
>>>> * If you like, I will help you further via phone (MUCH MORE EFFICIENT
>>>> THAN TYPING)  Private message me with your number.*
>>>>
>>>>
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