How to Bridge Two Routers

My ISP has me behind a linksys non-wireless router. I wanted to have
wireless at home, so I attached my wireless router to that one but
couldn't get it to work. I called up my ISP and they told me to
configure my wireless router to "bridge" to the first router. What
exactly does this mean, and how do I do it?

Also, I considered removing the first router entirely and just using
the wireless router. But I'm not sure how the first router is
configured -- eg, whether it is Static / DHCP / PPPOE / PPTP. Is there
any way for me to figure that out?

Thanks,
Don

On 8 Mar 2006 09:22:16 -0800, in alt.internet.wireless ,
"Toshiba_Sucks" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>My ISP has me behind a linksys non-wireless router. I wanted to have
>wireless at home, so I attached my wireless router to that one but
>couldn't get it to work. I called up my ISP and they told me to
>configure my wireless router to "bridge" to the first router. What
>exactly does this mean,

It means your ISP has no clue.

>and how do I do it?

All you need to do is
- connect the two routers together with ordinary ethernet cable, LAN
port to LAN port. Ignore the WAN port on your wireless router, its
redundant.
- disable DHCP on the wireless router
- configure it with a fixed IP which is in the subnet of the linksys
eg 192.168.1.253 or something.

Things should now work. The wireless router will let clients connect,
they'll get their IP addy etc from the other router, and all should be
well.

>Also, I considered removing the first router entirely and just using
>the wireless router. But I'm not sure how the first router is
>configured -- eg, whether it is Static / DHCP / PPPOE / PPTP. Is there
>any way for me to figure that out?

Look at the config screens?
Mark McIntyre
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YOu might well need a Crossover cable to connect the two routers no
sure if linksys are auto sensing

Correct me if I'm wrong but I think you will also have to set the
wireless router to AP mode rather than Gateway or Router.

Cheers!

On 9 Mar 2006 12:44:51 -0800, in alt.internet.wireless , "2004TL.NBP"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Correct me if I'm wrong but I think you will also have to set the
>wireless router to AP mode rather than Gateway or Router.

A wireless router is simply an AP with a switch and a router attached.
If you ignore the WAN port you have an AP attached to a switch.
Nothing to configure.
Mark McIntyre
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It worked. Here is what I did:

Changed the WAN IP address to belong to the subnet of the linksys
(original) router and changed DNS, default gateway to those of the
original router.

If I want to know the configuration of the original router, the
password to which I don't have, is there any way of doing that? I want
to know whether it is Static / DHCP / PPPOE / PPTP connection.

Mark McIntyre wrote:
> On 9 Mar 2006 12:44:51 -0800, in alt.internet.wireless , "2004TL.NBP"
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> >Correct me if I'm wrong but I think you will also have to set the
> >wireless router to AP mode rather than Gateway or Router.
>
> A wireless router is simply an AP with a switch and a router attached.
> If you ignore the WAN port you have an AP attached to a switch.
> Nothing to configure.
> Mark McIntyre
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