can you connect a wireless router to another wireless router and both still work?

I recently got a new linksys n router and i have an existing linksys g router and i was wondering if it was possible for the n router to be connected to the g router(which is connected to the modem) and still have both work? I would like to just be able to connect my n router to the g router because i take the n router to other places often and it is kind of a pain configuring all the other computers with my new one when they will still need the old one when i am gone.

so far i have been trying to get it to work but the n router is not connecting to the internet but the g router is working well. any thoughts?

 

oops i posted it in the wrong section does anyone know how i can delete this and repost in the right section?

 

yes...I have it that way here....a legacy for Xbox 360 which is now compatible with my Airport Extreme. Two ways of doing it....I set a separate channel for the second router which goes lan out to lan in to the primary router if you will. I always wanted to know which router I was connecting to, so gave it a different SSID. I also gave the router that was connected to the other an IP Alias within the range of the primary router in settings. Hope this makes sense, it's late

Other way is to combine them with same SSID.

 

so if i change the ip address it should work?

 

Mod's will move it for you.

 

ok cool thanx

 

I left my IP address the same in settings, however gave it an "Alias" in settings so it could be seen on the network.....the second router will default to an IP outside of your network. You should have a setting a few pages in that you can put an "Alias IP". I chose one that I knew would never get conficted with as I had about 200 to choose from in that range....hope I'm saying this right, it's been several months since I've messed with it. This is linux forum....didn't mean to be here? Doesn't matter, these gnerds here can tell better anyway probably....

EDIT: changing the actual IP can get you messed up getting the router panel....try setting an alias first.

 

i don't seem to see the "alias" option and im pretty sure that mac address cloning is not the same thing but their is an option to change the subnet mask

 

the second wireless router can have a dif IP, it just won't be part of the local lan. I wouldn't change it unless someone here knows better. Once you change that IP if you do, write it down so you can get back into settings later on....you can always reset to factory.

 

well i have been pretty busy but i did try changing the ip but that did not work and still no alias unless it is called something else

 

Well, you could do it really easy by assign the IP of your new router as a part of the existed network (let's assume 192.168.0.x)

Assume: g-router (192.168.0.1) [DHCP IP range 192.168.0.100-192.168.0.150]

so you have to assign your new router as 192.168.0.10, any which is out of DHCP I range is good because it will not interfere with any clients and you will be able to access this new router any time w/o any extra step. Then you have to disable DHCP server on your new router. So that every clients which connect through the new router will go directly to the old router's DHCP server and ask for IP. In this case, it will not have a chance to have a conflict IP.

After all settings, you have to connect these 2 router by connecting them via LAN port (NOT WAN/INTERNET PORT). It will be all set.

You will be able to connect both of them and use the Internet just fine.

^_^

 

so does that mean that I have to go out and buy a LAN port because i was really wanting to just connect the new router to the old one and the old one still connected to the modem

 

no....just run a cable between the routers from lan port to lan port....not WAN on either side.

 

ok cool its working thanks a lot

 

Hi, would it be possible to link both routers wirelessly, each with different SSID, yet remaining part of the network?

Reason for not hardwiring is that when I moved to my present home, I did not forsee laying out UTP cables or the range of my old G-router. I've gotten another router, wanting to extend the coverage. Any particular settings or configuration that I should take note of? Thanks!

 

You can use it as a range extender or access point....can't remember off the top of my head, but scroogle it......there are wireless repeaters out there, boosters different ways...I knew but I'm having clay brain at the moment