Connecting 2 Woreless routers togther

[johnwiseman]

Hi.

My current LAN consists of 2 PC ethernetted to a belkin wireless ADSL router and a laptop connected via wirless. The Wirless connection is a bit hit and miss depending where I am in the house.

I have been given another Wireless ADSL router which I wish to site in a location in my house where the laptop wireless will work where ever I am, unfortunately this means I will be unable to connect the 2 pc's via ethernet.

Is there a procedure where I can leave the 2 PC's ethernetted to the Belkin router and use the Wireless to connect to the new router. Through reading I take it that the DCHP on the belkin will need disabling and it get assigned its IP through the new router.

Any direction would be helpfull

John

 

[oldtimerbob]

It seems your problem is in location of the Wireless access point because of the loss of signal in certain locations.

Either move the WAP ( Wireless Access Point) to a new location that will cover the desired area or run a new WAP to that area.

There are several factors that will effect the signal, interfence,distance and the type of material the walls etc are made of.

http://www.globusinc.net/wap.html

Good Luck,

 

[Auger282]

If you are talking about the 2nd wireless router getting its connection from the first wireless router then I would think no. its called bridging and only the more $$ wifi routers have the ability


ADSL connection
|
wifi router ~~~~~~~~wifi~~~~~~~ <--(root) wifi router
| |
PCs Laptop

 

[bpinning]

Hey,

It can be done, depending on the model of the routers. Belkin has routers that come with an install cd that you run (They can't do this) and ones that come with the standard pre-configured IP.

If the wifi router is configed to have its own DHCP in a different range, (usually do with belkin) the other wifi router (not directly connected to the router) can connect through the other one.

So, Using Auger282's daigram - Thank you...

ADSL connection
10.1.1.138
|
wifi router ~~~~~~~~wifi~~~~~~~ <--(root) wifi router 192.148.2.205
192.168.2.202
| |
PCs Laptop
192.168.2.203 192.168.2.204

I have had this type of setup work before, give it a go, but it does depend what model of routers you are trying to use.

Hope it helps,

Brett

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