Network Issues

[robertdk]

Hi there,

I just bought a Wireless Router and want to connect it to my existing network. My existing network has 2 Switches and a Pc that acts as a DHCP server as well as connect to the internet and shares it among the other computers. The Server PC has Router software on.

How can i connect my new router? I'm assuming that i need to set up traffic routing on the new router, but how?

Thanks

Robert

 

[Person]

You will need to uninstall the old software and get rid of the old router. (i take it thats why you bought a new one) once the software is installed on the sever pc you can search for a network and with a Flashdisc and windows network setup you can get all the pcs talking to the router. Then you would have changed the network from old to new.

 

[robertdk]

No actually not the reason i bought it - i know its strange.

this is the scenario:

Upstairs: I have a pc that is a DHCP and DNS server which also connects to the internet, it has software for routing, so that all PC on the network are able to connect to the internet, this PC is connected to a switch with 2 other desktop PCs and a notebook.

Downstairs: Currently 2 Computers connected to a switch. There is a cable that connects both the upstairs and downstairs switches.

What i want.

Upstairs to stay the same.
Downstairs: replace switch with Router. so that downstairs has wireless and the other two PCs connect to the LAN ports.

Thanks

 

[robertdk]

The network is setup as the range 192.168.0.x, the router gives the adress 192.168.1.x to the PC's connected to it. Pcs that are connedcted to the router arent able to access the internet or the rest of the computers, how do i set it up?

Thanks

 

[swordfish1]

are you going to use your wireless router just as an access point, or you going to have a separate network/s behind it?

 

[robertdk]

Yes basically use it as an access point, however there will be two PCs connected to the router. So in a nut shell 2 pcs connected to the lan ports, another connection from the switch upstairs, and the wireless devices.

 

[gkm]

The simplest would probably be to disable the routing functions in the router and use it just as an access point. Or otherwise exchange it for an access point.

 

[swordfish1]

The simplest would probably be to disable the routing functions in the router and use it just as an access point. Or otherwise exchange it for an access point.

yep, I was about to suggest the same

you can disable the routing/firewall capability on most if not all access point, so just disable them via the web interface and setup the wireless network, that's all you need to do, no changes are required on your router/firewall if setup on network level (as opposed to machine level)

 

[robertdk]

Thanks for all the replies!!!

I heard something that i must give the router a static IP adress, is that also right, would i put it on the same network as it was - 192.168.0.x - and would that give the other 2 pcs an ip from the Server upstairs on the same network aswell?

 

[gkm]

I heard something that i must give the router a static IP adress, is that also right, would i put it on the same network as it was - 192.168.0.x - and would that give the other 2 pcs an ip from the Server upstairs on the same network aswell?

If it is running as a router, it needs a static address as far as I know. If it is just an AP, then you maybe do not need it to have a static IP, except to get at its web interface. Probably best to give it an IP in the same range as your other machines in any case, otherwise your other machines will not be able to see it.

I still think you should exchange it for an AP, since what you really need is an AP and the router stuff just makes it all more complicated.