McGuireV10
Programmer
I have DSL connected to a "master" BEFSR41. WAN is DHCP, LAN is 192.168.1.1, mask 255.255.255.0, DHCP server starting at 192.168.1.100, no advanced options configured. LinkSys properly receives DHCP settings from DSL.
A single PC is connected to the master. It correctly receives DHCP assignments and can connect to the Internet normally.
A "slave" BEFSR41 is connected to the master using a cable from one of the master's regular LAN ports to the slave's Uplink port. The slave has WAN set to DHCP (I assume it doesn't matter since the WAN port is unconnected), and the LAN is IP 192.168.1.2, mask 255.255.255.0, DHCP disabled, working-mode set to router, no other advanced options configured.
Two PC's are connected to the slave (not using the shared uplink port) and neither of them can receive DHCP from the master router. Thus, they have no internet connectivity except when I hardcode their IP autoconfig. Currently I'm using a machine with hardcoded autoconfig settings of IP 192.168.1.201, mask 255.255.255.0, gateway 192.168.1.1 (the master IP), and hand-copied DNS IPs. I can ping everything, and I can connect out with these settings, but DHCP fails.
A LinkSys tech support guy told me to set the slave's IP to 192.168.0.1, but without changing masks that just makes the slave LinkSys unreachable. (I assume he meant the LAN IP since the WAN port is unused on the slave.) For now I've ignored his advice and gone back to my earlier settings, as I outlined at the start of this message.
I suspect it's a subnet masking thing, but I'm not sure what exactly I need to do to make everything work right.
What am I missing?
A single PC is connected to the master. It correctly receives DHCP assignments and can connect to the Internet normally.
A "slave" BEFSR41 is connected to the master using a cable from one of the master's regular LAN ports to the slave's Uplink port. The slave has WAN set to DHCP (I assume it doesn't matter since the WAN port is unconnected), and the LAN is IP 192.168.1.2, mask 255.255.255.0, DHCP disabled, working-mode set to router, no other advanced options configured.
Two PC's are connected to the slave (not using the shared uplink port) and neither of them can receive DHCP from the master router. Thus, they have no internet connectivity except when I hardcode their IP autoconfig. Currently I'm using a machine with hardcoded autoconfig settings of IP 192.168.1.201, mask 255.255.255.0, gateway 192.168.1.1 (the master IP), and hand-copied DNS IPs. I can ping everything, and I can connect out with these settings, but DHCP fails.
A LinkSys tech support guy told me to set the slave's IP to 192.168.0.1, but without changing masks that just makes the slave LinkSys unreachable. (I assume he meant the LAN IP since the WAN port is unused on the slave.) For now I've ignored his advice and gone back to my earlier settings, as I outlined at the start of this message.
I suspect it's a subnet masking thing, but I'm not sure what exactly I need to do to make everything work right.
What am I missing?