Using Linksys Router with a Netgear router?

[sonnyrizo]

I have a new VoIP service, and because of that, I use a Linksys Broadband RT31P2 router, included with the service. The computer which is connected to this router works perfectly fine, and so does the phone. Everything works fine, but I now want that router (Linksys) to provide wireless access to a laptop.

The problem is that the laptop is not picking up a signal from the router, and the router configuration page has no option to "send" a signal for wireless connection. I am starting to think that the Linksys Broadband RT31P2 router is not meant for wireless access, or it would have this option, and make a mention of wireless access.

Here's the product page for the router: http://www.linksys.com/products/pro...rid=652&scid=29

I also have a Netgear WGR614v4 router, and wondering if there's something I should do with this router. I thought of connecting the Netgear router to Linksys using an Ethernet cable. Therefore, the Linksys router would be the main router, and I'd use the Netgear router as some sort of a secondary router that would give a wireless signal to the laptop. I also tried it the other way around, having the Linksys router connect to the Netgear router.

Its a bit confusing. I don't know where to go from here. If I make Netgear the main router, the computer will work, and eventhough the laptop receives the signal, it will not connect to the Internet. If I use Linksys as the main router, the computer will work, but the laptop picks up no signal from the Netgear router.

Any ideas?

[glc]

The Netgear will do you no good. You can only have one router per network. You need a standalone wireless access point to plug into your router.

http://www.linksys.com/products/prod...id=35&prid=608

[wedor]

That is not necessarily so, look here for a solution to your problem,

http://kbserver.netgear.com/kb_web_files/N101236.asp

The Netgear can indeed be used as a waypoint.

[glc]

Originally Posted by wedor That is not necessarily so, look here for a solution to your problem, http://kbserver.netgear.com/kb_web_files/N101236.asp The Netgear can indeed be used as a waypoint.

(This technique is only tested with an FVM318, however it is believed to work with other routers adapting the configuration, slightly.)

May be possible, but not the ideal way of doing it.

[ktkendall]

Yes the setup in the diagram works, I bought a second router but am currently only using it as an Ethernet switch, and wireless access point. You just don't use the wan port of the second router. My main router to the internet is default: 192.168.1.1 and I just made the second one upstairs here 192.168.1.10

[wedor]

The quote about the FVM318 is just a disclaimer, it does indeed work with other routers because I have tried it.

"Ideal" wasn't a requirement in the original question, it was just asked if it could be done and the answer is yes.

[sonnyrizo]

Originally Posted by wedor That is not necessarily so, look here for a solution to your problem, http://kbserver.netgear.com/kb_web_files/N101236.asp The Netgear can indeed be used as a waypoint.

I tried that page, but its quality is poor because it doesn't go into much. It just stops at the part where you create an IP, but I get the feeling there's a lot missing. If I am not mistaken, there are things to do different than a regular set up because I am using another router as the main one, and the Netgear is only a WAP.

[wedor]

I don't see much of anything missing and I have used this before without issue, the only step afterward is to use it.

It does require a certain amount of ability on your part and some of the settings are different because Linksys and Netgear use different IP ranges.

Netgear uses 192.168.0.x and Linksys uses 192.168.1.x

[sonnyrizo]

Originally Posted by wedor I don't see much of anything missing and I have used this before without issue, the only step afterward is to use it. It does require a certain amount of ability on your part and some of the settings are different because Linksys and Netgear use different IP ranges. Netgear uses 192.168.0.x and Linksys uses 192.168.1.x

It was a mistake on my behalf. I was expecting more configuration, but it turns out that after turning off DHCP, changing the IP address, and a few other things, there's nothing to alter.

Netgear uses 192.168.0.1 and Linksys uses 192.168.15.1.