Adding a wireless router to a wired router??

[rubbishSubsea.UK]

I have linksys BEFSR41 4 port wired router whihc i have been using for some
time with no major problems.

I have now been given a Linksys WRT54G wireless router which also has 4
hard wire ports.
I was hoping to use this for laptop access in other parts of the house as
well as inter PC/Online gaming.

What i would like to have been able to do is just swap them out which i have
tried with no problems except one!!!

MS Messenger, which is strongly used within the house, does not work using
this router. Apparently there is a know bug between Linksys and Win XP.

To get around this i was wondering if and how i can plug the wireless router
into the original to give me wirelss acccess to laptops around the house and
keep the office and other desktops ( 3) plugged in on the original units
hard wire ports.

I have had a go at this but with no joy.

Any help, in idiots terms / guid, would be greatly appreciated.

Appologies if this is posted in the wrong groups.

Rgds
Kev

 

[Fox]

possible, but could be quite complex if not done correctly.

cm
|
wired router ==> wired pc's (nat and dhcp enabled on router - router address
192.168.2.1 - dhcp addresses 192.168.2.10=>192.168.2.13)
|
wireless router ==> laptop (nat and dhcp DISabled, manual router address
192.168.2.2 - laptop address 192.168.2.5 / connected to the uplink port on
the wired router if it has one)

this SHOULD work, but for further info, check out this site:

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/robin.d.h.walker/cmtips/homelan.html

or:

http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/

hth Fox



message |I have linksys BEFSR41 4 port wired router whihc i have been using for some
| time with no major problems.
|
| I have now been given a Linksys WRT54G wireless router which also has 4
| hard wire ports.
| I was hoping to use this for laptop access in other parts of the house as
| well as inter PC/Online gaming.
|
| What i would like to have been able to do is just swap them out which i
have
| tried with no problems except one!!!
|
| MS Messenger, which is strongly used within the house, does not work using
| this router. Apparently there is a know bug between Linksys and Win XP.
|
| To get around this i was wondering if and how i can plug the wireless
router
| into the original to give me wirelss acccess to laptops around the house
and
| keep the office and other desktops ( 3) plugged in on the original units
| hard wire ports.
|
| I have had a go at this but with no joy.
|
| Any help, in idiots terms / guid, would be greatly appreciated.
|
| Appologies if this is posted in the wrong groups.
|
| Rgds
| Kev
|
|

 

[Doug Sherman [MVP]]

Try:

1. On the WRT54G disable DHCP and change its IP address to 192.168.1.254
( I assume the BEFSR41 is 192.168.1.1).

2. Connect one end of a standard ethernet cable to a numbered ethernet port
on the WRT54G. Connect the other end to the uplink port on the BEFSR41 if
it has one - if not, connect it to port #4.

Doug Sherman
MCSE Win2k/NT4.0, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP

 

[rubbishSubsea.UK]

Thanks guys

I'll be having a go at this tommorow night and will post results.

Rgds
Kev

 

[Dylan30]

I found some thing on http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/ some time ago when I
tried something similar.

I can't remember where exactly on the site so I have put it up on at
http://adam.harbour.me.uk/2routers.htm

Hope this helps

Adam

 

[Depresion]

I have linksys BEFSR41 4 port wired router whihc i have been using for some
time with no major problems.

I have now been given a Linksys WRT54G wireless router which also has 4 hard
wire ports.
I was hoping to use this for laptop access in other parts of the house as well
as inter PC/Online gaming.

What i would like to have been able to do is just swap them out which i have
tried with no problems except one!!!

MS Messenger, which is strongly used within the house, does not work using
this router. Apparently there is a know bug between Linksys and Win XP.

I have the WRT54G and no problems with it and XP/messenger. What firmware
version are you using? (Not that I have had any problems with any of the
firmwares I have used.)

 

[rubbishSubsea.UK]

I've no idea on the firmware, any clue on how to find out? i guess there
will be something on the :Linksys pages on how to id the version and upgrade
if required.

Which IP do you use, i'm wondering if NTL service has anything to do with it
all !!!

Rgds
Kev

If i can get the wireless version to work alone it would save a lot of
hassle

 

[Depresion]

I've no idea on the firmware, any clue on how to find out?

When you log on to the setup page of the router it's in the top right, white
text on the blue background.