Connecting two routers

Hey all, I'm okay.ish at networking, but I need to know how to connect two routers together, essentially having two seperate access points. From what I heard, all I really need to do is plug one of the wired ports going OUT into the WAN port in the SECOND router. It works, but I have no internet access, only local access. Someone said I need to change the DHCP or something. How do I connect these two routers?

Another question, I recently bought a Linksys HOME router, and when I try to connect it to my older desktop, which has a TRENDNET wireless USB adapter in it, it does not connect. All it does is say it's trying to connect, but after 30 seconds.ish it just disappears without connecting at all. If it doesn't do that, it just says that the network might no longer be in range or something.

Help me!

 

Make sure your routers are not using the same ip addresses.
one router should be something like 192.168.0.x
the other router should be something like 192.168.1.x

The router NOT connected to the internet should obtain an IP address from the router connected to internet.

I did post a way to do it with fios internet access. Try doing a search.
That may work for you.

Just make sure the router connected to the Internet is working properly.

Good luck

 

You've to disable the second routers DHCP and give it an ip outside of the range of your network DHCP server router 1.Example 192.168.2.1 thru 192.168.2.100, give the second router 192.168.2.254 make sure to setup the second router with the same security, channel etc etc.just as you've the primary router. You connect to the first router via lan port to the second router lan port. If the there is no auto-sensing then use a cross-over cable.

 

Reezin you got it right. You wouldn't believe how many get it messed up.

If you connect lan to wan like the earlier post you create a double NAT/firewall. You can go out from the lower router, but the upper can't come in. A lot of times you have to do a static dns for it to work.

 

Yeah I know, its a simply process,that isn't that simple if you understand what I mean.

 

OKay I'm sorta confused...When I disable DHCP on either router, it says invalid LAN IP address...

I'm even more confused now lol!

 

Sorry about that, you've to set one router as an Access Point first before disabling DHCP.

 

Setting as a AP is not needed. Leave the main router as is DHCP. When you disable dhcp on the second and assign a static IP to it you can still login to it. Connecting lan to lan allows the main router to give out IPs (DHCP). I currently have 2 like that and a third in a VLAN. Works with no problems. Then you can login using the static IP on the second router and setup the AP. Now if you need special features specific to a AP, you may be out of luck. Unless your routers has a specific AP Mode.

 

So lemme get this straight.

The MAIN router connected directly to the internet (modem) has regular settings, while the SECONDARY router (connected via LAN to WAN) must have DHCP turned OFF and must have a static IP? What else must I know?

 

Yes blue is right I forgot to mention the that the second needed to be static.(late night)