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DelJo63
Start with your existing network:
To implement #1;
first, find the router#1 LAN address
use IPCONFIG and the gateway address shown is the router's address
we usually see something like 192.168.X.1
Then, set the router#2 Lan address to X+1, like 192.168.2.1
connect any LAN port on #1 to the WAN slot on #2 and you're done.
All devices on router#2 will be able to access the Internet, but nothing on the internet will have access to router#2 and that means if you are hosting some service of game on your system, it will need to be connected to router#1
To implement #2:
You need to disable DHCP in router#2 to allow all addresses to be
controlled by router#1
connect a pc to any router lan slot
login the router using your browser and the router's default address
use the default user/password
find the router settings
disable DHCP
save & logout
Now disconnect the PC and connect router#1 lan slot to any
router#2 lan slot, leaving router#2 WAN slot empty
any device on router#1 will be able to ping the devices on router#2 and conversely.
WiFi Considerations
One tool that is really helpful with WiFi is inSSIDer. This helps
finding a channel with the least conflicts in your location.
Router#1 (if it has wifi) should be solved first
When you add router#2, you can make the SSID similar to that of #1,
but add a suffix '2' so you can tell them apart.
*IMPORTANT*
Make sure that when both routers have WiFi, that they are NOT using
the same channels! Otherwise, you're interfering with yourself.
- ISP==modem==router#1 (may or may not have wifi)
- ISP==modem==router#1 ----- router#2
- isolate all devices on #2 from those on #1 (ie no file sharing)
- make all devices visible to each other & support file sharing
To implement #1;
first, find the router#1 LAN address
use IPCONFIG and the gateway address shown is the router's address
we usually see something like 192.168.X.1
Then, set the router#2 Lan address to X+1, like 192.168.2.1
connect any LAN port on #1 to the WAN slot on #2 and you're done.
All devices on router#2 will be able to access the Internet, but nothing on the internet will have access to router#2 and that means if you are hosting some service of game on your system, it will need to be connected to router#1
To implement #2:
You need to disable DHCP in router#2 to allow all addresses to be
controlled by router#1
connect a pc to any router lan slot
login the router using your browser and the router's default address
use the default user/password
find the router settings
disable DHCP
save & logout
Now disconnect the PC and connect router#1 lan slot to any
router#2 lan slot, leaving router#2 WAN slot empty
any device on router#1 will be able to ping the devices on router#2 and conversely.
WiFi Considerations
One tool that is really helpful with WiFi is inSSIDer. This helps
finding a channel with the least conflicts in your location.
Router#1 (if it has wifi) should be solved first
When you add router#2, you can make the SSID similar to that of #1,
but add a suffix '2' so you can tell them apart.
*IMPORTANT*
Make sure that when both routers have WiFi, that they are NOT using
the same channels! Otherwise, you're interfering with yourself.