alright here's my problem...
I have my house networked via two linksys BEFW11S4 routers. The first is connected directly to my modem and four connections go to other rooms in my home. No biggie, no problems...
...until I needed 2 more ports in my office. SO i got my other router out, same model, and plugged the wall connection into the back, and then proceeded to plug in my computers into the three ports in the back. I can get no connection at all unless I plug my computer back into the wall then everything works like it should, so i'm guessing I have to do something in the router to set it up as a switch only, but I'm not sure how to do that. I've disabled DHCP, and some other things but I'm still in the dark.
Here's my setup-
Cable Modem > First Router >
First Router > Ports 1-3 to other rooms , Port 4 to my office...
Port 4 (from the port in my office wall) > Second Router >
Second Router > 3 computers that all need a connection to the internet
Any help at all would be wonderful as i have no friggin clue what to do here, linksys support is vague on the subject, and the customer service is clueless.
I have my house networked via two linksys BEFW11S4 routers. The first is connected directly to my modem and four connections go to other rooms in my home. No biggie, no problems...
...until I needed 2 more ports in my office. SO i got my other router out, same model, and plugged the wall connection into the back, and then proceeded to plug in my computers into the three ports in the back. I can get no connection at all unless I plug my computer back into the wall then everything works like it should, so i'm guessing I have to do something in the router to set it up as a switch only, but I'm not sure how to do that. I've disabled DHCP, and some other things but I'm still in the dark.
Here's my setup-
Cable Modem > First Router >
First Router > Ports 1-3 to other rooms , Port 4 to my office...
Port 4 (from the port in my office wall) > Second Router >
Second Router > 3 computers that all need a connection to the internet
Any help at all would be wonderful as i have no friggin clue what to do here, linksys support is vague on the subject, and the customer service is clueless.