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  how to configure 2nd router - please help "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> - 2012-05-24 17:12 -0700
    Re: how to configure 2nd router - please help *Hemidactylus* <ecphoric@hotmail.com> - 2012-05-24 20:49 -0500
      Re: how to configure 2nd router - please help "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> - 2012-05-24 19:59 -0700
    Re: how to configure 2nd router - please help General Schvantzkoph <schvantzkoph@yahoo.com> - 2012-05-25 17:37 +0000
      Re: how to configure 2nd router - please help "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> - 2012-05-25 12:48 -0700
        Re: how to configure 2nd router - please help General Schvantzkoph <schvantzkoph@yahoo.com> - 2012-05-25 20:04 +0000

#1400 — how to configure 2nd router - please help

Host OS:    Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS

Trying to add the following wireless router ...
http://www.mediabridgeproducts.com/store/pc/pdf/MWN-WAPR150N_User_Guide.pdf
to my wired home network.

Primary/existing (wired) router ...
1) DHCP Server:    Enabled
2) Login (via PPPoE connection)
3) IP address:    192.168.1.1
4) Subnet Mask:    255.255.255.0

Secondary/new (wireless) router ...
A) DHCP Server:    Disabled
B) IP address:    ???
C) Subnet Mask:    255.255.255.0
D) Other:    ???

Any ideas?

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#1401

On Thu, 24 May 2012 17:12:37 -0700, Adam wrote:

> Host OS:    Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS
> 
> Trying to add the following wireless router ...
> http://www.mediabridgeproducts.com/store/pc/pdf/MWN-
WAPR150N_User_Guide.pdf
> to my wired home network.
> 
> Primary/existing (wired) router ...
> 1) DHCP Server:    Enabled 2) Login (via PPPoE connection)
> 3) IP address:    192.168.1.1 4) Subnet Mask:    255.255.255.0
> 
> Secondary/new (wireless) router ...
> A) DHCP Server:    Disabled B) IP address:    ???
> C) Subnet Mask:    255.255.255.0 D) Other:    ???
> 
> Any ideas?

Google?

http://homecommunity.cisco.com/t5/Wireless-Routers/Connecting-two-routers-
wired-the-definitive-answer/td-p/47006

http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/doityourself-it-guy/diy-setting-up-
wireless-access-points-as-repeaters-to-extend-wireless-range/141

Make the second one an AP instead?

http://www.dslreports.com/faq/11233

http://www.speedguide.net/articles/how-to-set-a-wireless-router-as-an-
access-point-2556

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#1402

"*Hemidactylus*" <ecphoric@hotmail.com> wrote in message 
news:KMKdnQd_r_GqeCPSnZ2dnUVZ_uKdnZ2d@giganews.com...
> On Thu, 24 May 2012 17:12:37 -0700, Adam wrote:
>
>> Host OS:    Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS
>>
>> Trying to add the following wireless router ...
>> http://www.mediabridgeproducts.com/store/pc/pdf/MWN-
> WAPR150N_User_Guide.pdf
>> to my wired home network.
>>
>> Primary/existing (wired) router ...
>> 1) DHCP Server:    Enabled 2) Login (via PPPoE connection)
>> 3) IP address:    192.168.1.1 4) Subnet Mask:    255.255.255.0
>>
>> Secondary/new (wireless) router ...
>> A) DHCP Server:    Disabled B) IP address:    192.168.1.2
>> C) Subnet Mask:    255.255.255.0 D) Other:    ???
>>
>> Any ideas?
>
>
> Google?
>
> http://homecommunity.cisco.com/t5/Wireless-Routers/Connecting-two-routers-
> wired-the-definitive-answer/td-p/47006
>
> http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/doityourself-it-guy/diy-setting-up-
> wireless-access-points-as-repeaters-to-extend-wireless-range/141
>
> Make the second one an AP instead?
>
> http://www.dslreports.com/faq/11233
>
> http://www.speedguide.net/articles/how-to-set-a-wireless-router-as-an-
> access-point-2556


Thanks, yes, I tried searching but was confused by the many suggested ways 
to configure.
And, I was surprised that your first URL said "Do not use the Internet/WAN 
port on the second router!"
I don't understand it but it seems to be working so far.

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#1407

On Thu, 24 May 2012 17:12:37 -0700, Adam wrote:

> Host OS:    Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS
> 
> Trying to add the following wireless router ...
> http://www.mediabridgeproducts.com/store/pc/pdf/MWN-
WAPR150N_User_Guide.pdf
> to my wired home network.
> 
> Primary/existing (wired) router ...
> 1) DHCP Server:    Enabled
> 2) Login (via PPPoE connection)
> 3) IP address:    192.168.1.1
> 4) Subnet Mask:    255.255.255.0
> 
> Secondary/new (wireless) router ...
> A) DHCP Server:    Disabled
> B) IP address:    ???
> C) Subnet Mask:    255.255.255.0
> D) Other:    ???
> 
> Any ideas?

Set the IP address of the second router to 192.168.1.2, set the DHCP range 
on the first router to 192.168.1.100-192.168.1.199. You can then 
use .3-.99 and .201-.255 for static IP addresses. Add entries for each 
router to /etc/hosts so that you can access them by name instead of 
numbers, also add all of your static IP machines to /etc/hosts.

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#1410

"General Schvantzkoph" <schvantzkoph@yahoo.com> wrote in message 
news:a29uaiFn0sU1@mid.individual.net...
> On Thu, 24 May 2012 17:12:37 -0700, Adam wrote:
>
>> Host OS:    Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS
>>
>> Trying to add the following wireless router ...
>> http://www.mediabridgeproducts.com/store/pc/pdf/MWN-
> WAPR150N_User_Guide.pdf
>> to my wired home network.
>>
>> Primary/existing (wired) router ...
>> 1) DHCP Server:    Enabled
>> 2) Login (via PPPoE connection)
>> 3) IP address:    192.168.1.1
>> 4) Subnet Mask:    255.255.255.0
>>
>> Secondary/new (wireless) router ...
>> A) DHCP Server:    Disabled
>> B) IP address:    ???
>> C) Subnet Mask:    255.255.255.0
>> D) Other:    ???
>>
>> Any ideas?
>
> Set the IP address of the second router to 192.168.1.2, set the DHCP range
> on the first router to 192.168.1.100-192.168.1.199. You can then
> use .3-.99 and .201-.255 for static IP addresses. Add entries for each
> router to /etc/hosts so that you can access them by name instead of
> numbers, also add all of your static IP machines to /etc/hosts.
>

Thanks, now I have swapped the two routers so that
the new (wireless) router is the primary one.

Primary/new (wireless) router ...
1) DHCP Server:    Enabled
2) DSL connection (via PPPoE)
3) IP address:    192.168.1.2    (change to 192.168.1.2 to get print server 
working again?)
4) Subnet Mask:    255.255.255.0
5) UPLINK port connected to DSL modem
6) LAN port connected to LAN (not UPLINK) port of secondary router
7) MTU defaults to 1460    (should this be the same as the old router's MTU 
setting?)

Secondary/old (wired) router ...
A) DHCP Server:    Disabled
B) DSL connection (via PPPoE)    (will setting both routers with login info 
cause conflict?)
C) IP address:    192.168.1.1    (change to 192.168.1.2 to get print server 
working again?)
D) Subnet Mask:    255.255.255.0
E) UPLINK port    (not used)
F) LAN port connected to LAN port of primary router
G) MTU set to 1492


But, something broke the print server (probably because the gateway was set 
to 192.168.1.1).
And, I can't login to the secondary/old router now.

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#1411

On Fri, 25 May 2012 12:48:45 -0700, Adam wrote:

> "General Schvantzkoph" <schvantzkoph@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:a29uaiFn0sU1@mid.individual.net...
>> On Thu, 24 May 2012 17:12:37 -0700, Adam wrote:
>>
>>> Host OS:    Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS
>>>
>>> Trying to add the following wireless router ...
>>> http://www.mediabridgeproducts.com/store/pc/pdf/MWN-
>> WAPR150N_User_Guide.pdf
>>> to my wired home network.
>>>
>>> Primary/existing (wired) router ...
>>> 1) DHCP Server:    Enabled
>>> 2) Login (via PPPoE connection)
>>> 3) IP address:    192.168.1.1
>>> 4) Subnet Mask:    255.255.255.0
>>>
>>> Secondary/new (wireless) router ...
>>> A) DHCP Server:    Disabled
>>> B) IP address:    ???
>>> C) Subnet Mask:    255.255.255.0
>>> D) Other:    ???
>>>
>>> Any ideas?
>>
>> Set the IP address of the second router to 192.168.1.2, set the DHCP
>> range on the first router to 192.168.1.100-192.168.1.199. You can then
>> use .3-.99 and .201-.255 for static IP addresses. Add entries for each
>> router to /etc/hosts so that you can access them by name instead of
>> numbers, also add all of your static IP machines to /etc/hosts.
>>
>>
> Thanks, now I have swapped the two routers so that the new (wireless)
> router is the primary one.
> 
> Primary/new (wireless) router ...
> 1) DHCP Server:    Enabled
> 2) DSL connection (via PPPoE)
> 3) IP address:    192.168.1.2    (change to 192.168.1.2 to get print
> server working again?)
> 4) Subnet Mask:    255.255.255.0
> 5) UPLINK port connected to DSL modem 6) LAN port connected to LAN (not
> UPLINK) port of secondary router 7) MTU defaults to 1460    (should this
> be the same as the old router's MTU setting?)
> 
> Secondary/old (wired) router ...
> A) DHCP Server:    Disabled
> B) DSL connection (via PPPoE)    (will setting both routers with login
> info cause conflict?)
> C) IP address:    192.168.1.1    (change to 192.168.1.2 to get print
> server working again?)
> D) Subnet Mask:    255.255.255.0
> E) UPLINK port    (not used)
> F) LAN port connected to LAN port of primary router G) MTU set to 1492
> 
> 
> But, something broke the print server (probably because the gateway was
> set to 192.168.1.1).
> And, I can't login to the secondary/old router now.

Only the gateway router should be doing PPPoE to the DSL connection. The 
two routers must have different IP addresses, use .1 for the gateway 
router (the one connected to the DSL modem) and .2 for the other router. 
If you've changed the IP addresses on the routers make sure that you 
reboot them, better yet power off both routers and the DSL modem for about 
30 seconds, then you can power them all back on.

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