Oct 28, 2015 · It appears that what would work for me is to connect, via ethernet cable, between ATT Gateway 3801 Home network port (one is currently available, - other 3 are in use; and Not use/connect the one remaining Broadband jack either) and the new wireless router, port jack (4 are available, the modem input jack would not be used).
For the sake of readability, from now on I will refer to "Router #1" and "Router #2" as "R1" and "R2" respectively. Every router does NAT (Network Address Translation), and has both an internal IP address and an external IP address. The external IP address is the one that connects that router to the WAN (Wide Area Network). Usually the WAN is One of the main problems with having two wireless routers in the same house is that you need to switch connections as you move from one end of the house to the other. This causes several problems: If you don’t lose signal entirely, Windows won’t automatically switch networks, so you’ll probably spend most of your time stuck with the most Nov 06, 2018 · probably the simplest way is to use a CHEAP 4 / 5 port switch and then connect one port on to the switch to say a wifi extender / router if near enough or whatever. Use one of the ports on the switch to connect to wifi extender, and other ports for your input devices -- USB-->LAN works fine so that's not a problem for the Nintendo or whatever. Apr 14, 2008 · If you have two routers configured as you describe, you will have to change the settings on one of them. Installing a router to work as the second one on a home network requires special configuration. Do the following on the second router to ensure it works properly: When connecting the second router, be sure you connect Ethernet cable from the
Oct 25, 2006 · The subnet on the second router is not accessible from the first subnet. However, the first subnet is easily reachable from the second. (You may be able to prevent that with a static route on the second router which routes the subnet of the first router to the bit bucket. However, I am not sure if this will work.
Jul 22, 2015 · Assuming this is a business account, the modem is the gateway IP and then you have a block of public IP addresses and you can use the posted setup. Both routers would be configured with a static IP from your ISP using the modem IP as the gateway and the subnet provided by the ISP.
Connect the cable to one of the LAN ports on router 1 and then route the cable through the house to the placement of router 2. This next bit is very important and is the biggest reason why people have problems with this solution:
Jul 27, 2010 · Now after you purchase the wireless router you will need to connect the RJ-45 jack to the input port of the wireless router. Now you need to go to the control panel of the wireless router by entering the gateway address of the router in the address bar of the browser you are using. It will be now asking for your router user name and password. Apr 05, 2019 · Set the Internet Gateway of router 2 to router 1's IP address. Connect the two routers using a wired connection from any of port 1-4 in router 1 to any of port 1-4 in router 2. You can use a Wireless Media Bridge or Powerline Ethernet Kit to create a wired connection. DO NOT use router 2's WAN port. Mar 04, 2014 · 1. Power off your cable or DSL modem, and router, if you have one. 2. Connect the provided Ethernet cable into the port labeled "Internet" on the phone adaptor and connect the other end to the LAN port of modem. 3. Connect your phone cable into the "Phone 1" port of the phone adaptor (not "Phone 2"). 4. Please make sure that the first and second router are on different subnets (networks), for example the first router should be 192.168.1.1 and second router should be 192.168.2.1 You shouldn’t have 2 routers running on the same subnet because of IP conflicts. For the sake of readability, from now on I will refer to "Router #1" and "Router #2" as "R1" and "R2" respectively. Every router does NAT (Network Address Translation), and has both an internal IP address and an external IP address. The external IP address is the one that connects that router to the WAN (Wide Area Network). Usually the WAN is