help, can't ping router??

[atdawgie]

HI! I have two routers. The RV042 and the WRT54G v 6.0. Each router has one computer connected to it. The two routers are connected to each other with a switch. The RV042 is configured with the IP 192.168.0.1 and the WRT54G is configured with the IP 192.168.1.1 Each router can be pinged without a problem from the workstation that is connected to it.

I want the two networks to be able to ping each other and in order to do so I setup a static route between the two routers. Router RV042 is setup with this static route: destination: 192.168.1.0 mask 255.255.255.0 gateway 192.168.0.1. Router WRT54G is setup with this static route: destination: 192.168.0.0 mask: 255.255.255.0 gateway 192.168.1.1

Router WRT54G can't ping Router RV042 and Router RV042 can't ping WRT54G. Why is this? Shouldn't each router be able to ping each other.

 

[Serbtastic]

The way you've specified it, each router has a static route to the other router's LAN interface. What are the IPs on the WAN side of each router?

 

[atdawgie]

I'm not sure I understand you? There are no ip's on the WAN side. It's all LAN-based.

 

[Netomaniac]

What about the switch in the middle of both the routers. Can you explain the settings you have on the switch.


Neto...

 

[jimbopalmer]

All Of the SOHO routers I am aware of only route from the LAN side to the WAN side and back. If you only connect to the LAN sides, they are just switches (and perhaps DHCP servers).

I tried to remain child-like, all I acheived was childish.

 

[burtsbees]

Are you building a lab or something? Any reason you have 2 routers connected to each other via a switch?

Burt