[Cialug] Routing problem, ..

[Don Ellis]

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The one thing I was wondering - I thought maybe, from initial description,
the new WiFi connection was to be a separate subnet. Connecting to the main
network is one thing (as others have described); creating a separate subnet
has different requirements, and [I think] would use the WAN port and use
the sub-router's DHCP.

You & I should have enough parts to simulate this setup in The Cave; let me
know if I need to bring another router over. I have Linksys and others
available to bring. My only D-Link is dedicated to my home connection.

--Don Ellis


On Sun, Nov 25, 2012 at 2:39 PM, Don Ellis <don.ellis at gmail.com> wrote:

> I have my D-Link config window open - give me a call if things still
> aren't working.
>
> --Don
>
>
> On Sun, Nov 25, 2012 at 2:34 PM, Don Ellis <don.ellis at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> That's the way I've been doing it. Have 2 or 3 Linksys's connected to a
>> D-Link main router. Main trick is to turn off DHCP on the slave routers &
>> assign their to an IP that doesn't conflict with others on the subnet.
>> Typically, I assign each of the secondary routers an internal ip in
>> sequence, i.e.. 192.168.0.2, 192.168.0.3, ...
>>
>> Doesn't matter if you leave WAN page unprogrammed, or set it whatever -
>> it's not connected.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Nov 25, 2012 at 2:17 PM, L. V. Lammert <lvl at omnitec.net> wrote:
>>
>>> On Sun, 25 Nov 2012, Adam Hill wrote:
>>>
>>> > Router as a WAP?  I've done this numerous times: ignore the WAN unless
>>> it
>>> > has an 'access point' mode which turns the WAN into a LAN port.
>>>  Program
>>> > LAN as part of the LAN subnet and plugin the switch connection to the
>>> LAN
>>> > of the WAP Router.
>>> >
>>> > Don't use WAN, leave that page un-programmed or set to some other
>>> unused
>>> > subnet if it requires IPs.
>>> >
>>> Interesting idea, will give it a try.
>>>
>>>
>