Adding an Access Point to an existing Wireless Network

[nenrojas]

I have same problem, can you send me message about setings to me too, please?

[dburns99]

check your private messages here....and email me

[kewell]

I am trying to connect E2000 router  to the main ADSL modem WAG320N as an access point for both wired and wireless connections. The routers are connected to each other via cable and two routers have both wired and wireless connected devices. The configuration is like that:

Internet ----> WAG320N ----> (Ethernet cable)-------------> E2000 -----

                            |  |  |                                                                     |  |  |

                       Wired and wireless devices                         Wired and wireless devices                         

                        (Network1 : WAG320N)                                  (Network2 : E2000)

When I complete the connection by using Cisco Connect, I realized that I had two seperate networks instead of one and the computers didn't see other network's computers/devices. The devices connected to the router can communicate with each other and I couldn't access the network drive connected to the main modem/router (WAG320N). This is also true for the WAG320N network. They couldn't see the E2000 network.

The question: Can I have a seamless unique network by using a router (E2000) behind the main modem/router (WAG320N)?

Note: I enabled the DHCP of WAG320N (primary modem/router) and disabled DHCP option of the E2000 (second router) but this didn't work. Still the networks are blind to each other.

[dburns99]

Give the E2000 a static IP in the range given by the DHCP server on the WAG320N.  Then use Automatic configuration/DHCP on the Internet/WAN side of the E2000 so the WAG320N will configure it for you.

Disable DHCP server on E2000 so devices behind it will still get configuration form the WAG320N.

[jancuk]

Dburns, Would you mind if i have your complete tutorial on this enquiry? Thanks!

[dburns99]

email me

dave.burns@nospam_sympatico.ca

take out the nospam_

[kewell]

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kewell wrote:

I am trying to connect E2000 router  to the main ADSL modem WAG320N as an access point for both wired and wireless connections. The routers are connected to each other via cable and two routers have both wired and wireless connected devices. The configuration is like that:

Internet ----> WAG320N ----> (Ethernet cable)-------------> E2000 -----

                            |  |  |                                                                     |  |  |

                       Wired and wireless devices                         Wired and wireless devices                         

                        (Network1 : WAG320N)                                  (Network2 : E2000)

When I complete the connection by using Cisco Connect, I realized that I had two seperate networks instead of one and the computers didn't see other network's computers/devices. The devices connected to the router can communicate with each other and I couldn't access the network drive connected to the main modem/router (WAG320N). This is also true for the WAG320N network. They couldn't see the E2000 network.

The question: Can I have a seamless unique network by using a router (E2000) behind the main modem/router (WAG320N)?

Note: I enabled the DHCP of WAG320N (primary modem/router) and disabled DHCP option of the E2000 (second router) but this didn't work. Still the networks are blind to each other.

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The problem is solved just as I wanted. Thanks for the replies. The solution is given in the following article in a few simple steps:

http://homecommunity.cisco.com/t5/Wireless-Routers/Connecting-two-routers-wired-the-definitive-answe...

Result: I had a wired connection between routers and a single home network.

"The setup:

1. Unplug the second router from anything. Connect a single computer to the router. Do not connect the second router to the first at the moment!

2. Configure the router at http://192.168.1.1/

3. Change the LAN IP address of the second router from 192.168.1.1 to a free address in your LAN (e.g. 192.168.1.2 should be O.K. if the first router is also a Linksys router). The address you change to (192.168.1.2) must not be used by any other device with static IP address in your network nor should be assigned by the DHCP server your network. A default Linksys router uses 192.168.1.1 itself and the DHCP server assigns 192.168.1.100-149.

4. Turn off the DHCP server on the second router.

5. Save the setting.

6. Unplug the computer from the second router.

7. Connect an ethernet cable from a numbered LAN port of the first router to a numbered LAN port of the second router. Do not use the Internet/WAN port on the second router."  

[dburns99]

Pretty much what I said....in a few more words

[hdtv99]

I'm trying to work this from a slightly different perspective.  Have an HDTV with ethernet port in one room along with a blu ray player.  Trying to get e3200 to serve as an access point for both devices and link to existing wireless network rather than trying to attach separate wireless usb dongles to both systems for connectivity.  Is there a way to make this work strictly wirelessly between the e3200 and the existing lan?

[schacko]

Hi,

I am trying to use the E1000 router as an access point too. Kindle email/message me with the detailed settings. Thanks for your help in advance.

S.C.