I've worn a hole in the wall!

[Dyadmin]

Hi All,

I've been racking my head about this problem and I hope there is someone out there that can help..

My network setup is this:
Have a Cisco 3600 which handles all the routes in my network. I've been set up to the challenge of hooking up the internet to the network without touching the Cisco 3600. Every IP is static.

I bought a BEFVP41 (Linksys 4 port VPN router), I've hooked it up to a separate computer to ensure I can get out to the internet and everything works great. Now with the Linksys default setup it has a DCHP server with a 192.168.1.1 gateway, all computers set up this way on Linksys's own DHCP server have no trouble to get on the internet.. how can I hook up this router to the existing network? Someone suggested I just setup the router on the existing network using a static IP address. Well I did that I can can ping the router but I can't access the internet what so ever. I switch the router to the router function and I can't ping or touch the router, I have to reset the beast.

I'm starting to spin my wheels.. I think that Cisco router has to see the Linksys router and I have no access to that.. do you people think I'm on the right track?

Rgrds!

 

[Ntr0P]

Basically you have two choices. Change the default gateway of the workstations to the IP of the Linksys, or add a default route to the Cisco router pointing to the Linksys.

Since you can't touch the Cisco router, you can change your default gateway and hardcode the routes for everything else on the workstations. Not ideal really. Hopefully you only have a few workstations or a contact for the Cisco router.

 

[eihtur]

dyadmin,
i believe right now what y0ure trying to do is cascade the two routers that you have right now...

1. With the router powered up, hold in the Reset button located on the front or back of the unit for about 1 minute.
2. Connect one computer (It does not matter which one) into one of the numbered ports on the back of your Wireless router (Or into the LAN port on some wireless routers), then start the computer.
3. After connecting that computer, verify that you're getting a Link LED that corresponds to the port which you plugged the computer into (I.E. if the computer was plugged into port 2, then the "Link/Act" LED on the front of the router for the number 2 column should be illuminated).
4. When the computer finishes its boot up, open Internet Explorer, or your web browser of choice.
5. After your web browser opens, type in

http://192.168.1.1

into the "Address" bar.
6. You'll be prompted for a "User Name" and "Password", leave the "User Name" blank, and type in admin as the password, then click OK.
7. The "Setup" page should load, after it does, click onto the DHCP tab.
8. When the "DHCP" area loads, you're going to want to click the option to Disable under the "DHCP Server" area. After you set the option to "Disable" click the Apply button, then Continue if you're prompted.
9. Click onto the Setup tab. Once the "Setup" page loads, you'll need to change the LAN IP Address to correspond with the other routers IP subnet. For example, if your other router is set to 192.168.1.1, then you'll need to set the wireless router to an IP Address of 192.168.1.254. After you make the change click the Apply button. After you hit Apply, you'll be able to access the Wireless router via the IP address you just assigned it, so if you assigned it 192.168.1.254, then you would need to type in 192.168.1.254 into your browser to access it's setup.

PHYSICALLY CONNECTING THE TWO ROUTERS
Take a straight through Ethernet cable and connect it to a regular port on your main router, and plug the other end into the Uplink port on your Wireless Router (If your wireless router does not have an uplink port, try a regular port).
After you connect the two, you should get a Link LED on the port that you plugged the wireless router into on the main router. For example, if you connected the wireless router to port 2 on the main router, then you should get a "Link" LED on the number 2 Column.



hope that would be a great help
"the praying man stops sinning and the sinning man stops praying.."

 

[Dyadmin]

Thank You eihtur, I will keep up up to date on my progress. However, I am not using a wireless router, I just have a BEFVP-41 Linksys router and I want the cisco to see it and perhaps use it.

That being said I will try what you are saying and keep you informed. Thanks for the help both of you!!!