Fred said:
Brian,
I connected the new router to the old router using a crossover cable. I
also changed the IP address as you suggested. I can now access my other
computers connected to the second router. I don't understand why I can not
access the web server on the second router. I know the address. I see it
as an attached device in my first router. How come?
Inquiring minds want to know.
Thank you,
Fred Jacobowitz
test what Brian said. I think he meant that when you turn the DHCP
server off, the Web server goes off.
(so now it's a router and swtich but not a web server or a dhcp server)
actually, er, that was wrong. It's as Brian says, it's just a switch as
i'll explain later.
Go to a computer on Router B, and try to access Router B's web server.
If you cannot access it, then he's right.
Now why would it be that when the DHCP server is turned off, the web
server turns off?
Perhas there isn't much to configure
Here's an answer that's probably right, based on what Brian said.
If it's not operating as a router anymore either. It's only operating
as a switch. And this would make sense, because Router b only need
operate as a switch. Then the built in firewall is not needed. Port
forwarding is not needed - NAT is not used. All te things that one
would use the web interface to configure, are not needed.
What factors are configured-
-DHCP
-firewall
- port forwarding/NAT
if it's only acting as a switch , then the latter 2 factors are not
used. And if DHCP is off, then the first factor is not used.
So, maybe then it has the sense to turn off the web interface. Rather
than have it on with everything disabled!
By the way. So you got to the web interface and disabled DHCP. Now if
you wanted to reenable it, what would you do?
By the way, this is all assuming you couldn't access the router B web
server, from a comp on router B. If you can from a comp on Router B
but can't access it from a comp on Rotuer A, that *may* be for other
strange reasons I don't know of - since it's on the same subnet it
should work.