OT: Linksys router question

[Leo J Mauler]

On Sun, 28 Dec 2003 23:07:44 -0600 Bradley Miller
<bradmiller_kclug at sbcglobal.net> writes:
> I just picked up a Linksys Wireless 4-port router for the 
> home, I have another Linksys -- the Cable/DSL router.  
> I was hoping to get both working on my network.  Right 
> now I've got the standalone router unplugged and the 
> wireless 4-port in it's place.  The problem is, that's in the 
> basement.  Ideally I wanted the wireless to be upstairs 
> where I could get a good signal through the entire house.  
> Any suggestions on how I can go about this?   

I wired the house for the eventuality of an upstairs wireless router.

I have a wall plate with an Ethernet jack and a cable coax jack in the
living room (ground floor).  The Ethernet jack currently connects to a
switch in the basement (original intent was to use some equipment I have
to stick a computer in the living room and view its monitor output on the
TV).

In your situation, I would put the cable modem and the wireless 4-port
Cable/DSL router in the living room (hidden in a wall shelf).  The cable
modem connected to the cable coax jack.  The wireless router plugged into
the cable modem, and one of its 4-ports linked into the basement switch.

That way I (you) would have a wider wireless range, but still be able to
plug into the computers in the basement.

> I *thought* I could figure this one out . .. I plugged into 
> the internet side of the wireless router and it found my 
> cable/dsl router and got an IP, gateway, and DNS info 
> through DHCP.  I assigned the wireless to assign from 
> 192.168.1.200 on up and the normal router from 100 
> on up.  I don't know if there is something that I need to 
> do for bridging the two networks ? ? ? ?

I haven't tried to run two DHCP servers on the same network in awhile,
but you may be stuck with only one behind the cable modem.  Or at least
thats what I recall about implementing DHCP servers: only one per
network.  Your cable modem is connected to the Cable Company network;
your router uses NAT masquerading to bridge to a second network. 

Anyone else do network segmentation on a regular basis?

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