IK Gamex Posted May 7, 2006 CID Share Posted May 7, 2006 I am trying a new setup as i do not have a ton of money for wireless cards. Is it possible to take an adelphia cable modem, plug it into a wireless WRT54G internet port. I then take an ethernet cord and run it from a hub of the wireless WRT54G and plug it into the internet port of another linksis router, wired model BEFSR41. When i try to acsess the internet using a port from the wired BEFSR41, i cannot connect to the internet. for simpler understanding...... Cable jack-----Cable modem------Wireless WRT54G-------Wired BEDSR41----------Computer I can not connect to the internet on the computer, but can establish a connection to the router. can anybody help me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resopalrabotnick Posted May 7, 2006 CID Share Posted May 7, 2006 you need to go to the second routers config page and tell it that it is not a router, simply a switch. then you can connect comps to the available ports. the cable from the first router will likely have to go into one of the standard ports. i remember seeing routers that would leave it active and some would shut off the wan/internet port when configured to be just a switch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmer Posted May 7, 2006 CID Share Posted May 7, 2006 First welcome to the forum!! There are two ways, i believe, that will work. Either plug the ethernet cable from the wrt54g into port one of the BEFSR41.. or go on the BEFSR41 and disable DCHP server and plug the cable into the wan port. That should take care of what you are trying to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resopalrabotnick Posted May 7, 2006 CID Share Posted May 7, 2006 will just disabling dhcp make it act like a switch towards a connection via the wan port? or will the router itself try to get an ip as a device on the network. i'm not aware as to the options of that routers setup. mine lets me disable all router functions completely so it acts like just a switch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmer Posted May 7, 2006 CID Share Posted May 7, 2006 For linksys and dlink they will operate as an AP.. not a Wifi router.. so the AP will get an IP address but then forward clients tothe router with DHCP enabled for releasing other IPs.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlewis23 Posted May 7, 2006 CID Share Posted May 7, 2006 IK Gamex welcome to the forum. i actually currently do this. i take a eathernet cable from my router/modem combo to my wrt54g, and plung it into the wan port, then go into the wrt54gs control panel and change the ip from 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.2.1. and it works great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resopalrabotnick Posted May 7, 2006 CID Share Posted May 7, 2006 good solution. that way he has more ports free than if he disabled the wan port by telling it to act like a switch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmer Posted May 7, 2006 CID Share Posted May 7, 2006 So like two seperate network.. that also works.. but i bet forwarding sucks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlewis23 Posted May 7, 2006 CID Share Posted May 7, 2006 So like two seperate network.. that also works.. but i bet forwarding sucks fowarding really sucks, its almost impossabe to get right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resopalrabotnick Posted May 7, 2006 CID Share Posted May 7, 2006 forwarding through two routers. <shudder> and doesn't that add a little to your pings? some of these consumer boxes aren't the fastest known kit out there... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlewis23 Posted May 7, 2006 CID Share Posted May 7, 2006 forwarding through two routers. <shudder> and doesn't that add a little to your pings? some of these consumer boxes aren't the fastest known kit out there... pings are fine i don't see any difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmer Posted May 7, 2006 CID Share Posted May 7, 2006 as long as you dont have more than six users per router.. you should be ok.. otherwise ya you could see a little slow down.. (That would suck!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlewis23 Posted May 7, 2006 CID Share Posted May 7, 2006 as long as you dont have more than six users per router.. you should be ok.. otherwise ya you could see a little slow down.. (That would suck!) im the only 1 using mine, so ill nerver see it slow down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IK Gamex Posted May 8, 2006 Author CID Share Posted May 8, 2006 i am only using this as like an extension to an ethernet cord, as i have like 5 and 2 routers, i don't want to buy anything else. thanks for the help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netmasta Posted May 8, 2006 CID Share Posted May 8, 2006 i am only using this as like an extension to an ethernet cord, as i have like 5 and 2 routers, i don't want to buy anything else. thanks for the help. All you'd need is a longer ethernet cable. That would make things alot simpler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IK Gamex Posted May 8, 2006 Author CID Share Posted May 8, 2006 sry, should of made that more clear. i meant that im poor as hell and don't have enough money for a 50 foot ethernet cable. i just looked for a better solution, and thought of this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netmasta Posted May 8, 2006 CID Share Posted May 8, 2006 I had a feeling that's what you meant. Interesting solution never the less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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