Can I plug a Wireless Router into a Wireless modem router

ok, The Belkin Wireless Router I have does not have a removeable ariel at
the back, I have found in my stock I have a Wireless Router (but not
modem/router) It has Ethernet Socket on the back to connect to a WAN, now
can I connect this to my Belkin Router via the Ethernet ports, Will I need a
crossover cable.

I also have a Wireless Access Point but this was expensive and I would
rather not use it.

What I need to do is just connect a Hdb Ariel to my WIFI Network, I cant do
this to the Belkin as the Ariel is not standard, but the Second Router I
find has a removable ariel. I hope this is not too confusing

In article <(E-Mail Removed)>, Rio Carnival
2007 says...
> ok, The Belkin Wireless Router I have does not have a removeable ariel at
> the back, I have found in my stock I have a Wireless Router (but not
> modem/router) It has Ethernet Socket on the back to connect to a WAN, now
> can I connect this to my Belkin Router via the Ethernet ports, Will I need a
> crossover cable.
> 0
RTFM to find out.


> What I need to do is just connect a Hdb Ariel to my WIFI Network, I cant do
> this to the Belkin as the Ariel is not standard, but the Second Router I
> find has a removable ariel. I hope this is not too confusing
>
Not at all. It'll either "Just work" or you may need to alter the
settings for the default gateway on the router to that of the
modem/router.


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Conor

Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright
until you hear them speak.........

"Conor" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> In article <(E-Mail Removed)>, Rio Carnival
> 2007 says...
>> ok, The Belkin Wireless Router I have does not have a removeable ariel at
>> the back, I have found in my stock I have a Wireless Router (but not
>> modem/router) It has Ethernet Socket on the back to connect to a WAN, now
>> can I connect this to my Belkin Router via the Ethernet ports, Will I
>> need a
>> crossover cable.
>> 0
> RTFM to find out.
>

There was no Manual, as it was a graded item, but ill look online for one.

I should state im doing this for a mate, hence if it was for me I would have
just got on with it but I have to travel to sort this out so this is why Ive
asked for advice rather than wasting time getting it to work

>> What I need to do is just connect a Hdb Ariel to my WIFI Network, I cant
>> do
>> this to the Belkin as the Ariel is not standard, but the Second Router I
>> find has a removable ariel. I hope this is not too confusing
>>
> Not at all. It'll either "Just work" or you may need to alter the
> settings for the default gateway on the router to that of the
> modem/router.
>
Thanks Conor, Ill just have a go. speak soon

"Rio Carnival 2007" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news(E-Mail Removed)...
> ok, The Belkin Wireless Router I have does not have a removeable ariel at
> the back, I have found in my stock I have a Wireless Router (but not
> modem/router) It has Ethernet Socket on the back to connect to a WAN, now
> can I connect this to my Belkin Router via the Ethernet ports, Will I
> need a crossover cable.

Unless you know why you wouldn't want to do so, it is best to ignore the
Wireless Router's WAN port and connect the two routers by their LAN ports.
But before you do that, you should change some settings on the Wireless
Router: turn off the DHCP server, set the LAN network mask to the same as
used by the modem router, and set the LAN IP address to an unused address in
the same range as the modem router.

The "proper" cable to connect the routers together by their LAN ports is a
crossover cable. However, most routers adapt to the cable type
(auto-MDI/MDI-X), so it probably won't matter if you use a straight cable.

Alex

In article <(E-Mail Removed)>, Rio Carnival
2007 says...
>
> "Conor" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed).. .
> > In article <(E-Mail Removed)>, Rio Carnival
> > 2007 says...
> >> ok, The Belkin Wireless Router I have does not have a removeable ariel at
> >> the back, I have found in my stock I have a Wireless Router (but not
> >> modem/router) It has Ethernet Socket on the back to connect to a WAN, now
> >> can I connect this to my Belkin Router via the Ethernet ports, Will I
> >> need a
> >> crossover cable.
> >> 0
> > RTFM to find out.
> >
>
> There was no Manual, as it was a graded item, but ill look online for one.
>
> I should state im doing this for a mate, hence if it was for me I would have
> just got on with it but I have to travel to sort this out so this is why Ive
> asked for advice rather than wasting time getting it to work
>
No problem. The RTFM was because there's no hard fast rule, no insults
intended.

> > Not at all. It'll either "Just work" or you may need to alter the
> > settings for the default gateway on the router to that of the
> > modem/router.
> >
> Thanks Conor, Ill just have a go. speak soon
>
Fingers crossed.

--
Conor

Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright
until you hear them speak.........

"Alex Fraser" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> "Rio Carnival 2007" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news(E-Mail Removed)...
>> ok, The Belkin Wireless Router I have does not have a removeable ariel at
>> the back, I have found in my stock I have a Wireless Router (but not
>> modem/router) It has Ethernet Socket on the back to connect to a WAN, now
>> can I connect this to my Belkin Router via the Ethernet ports, Will I
>> need a crossover cable.
>
> Unless you know why you wouldn't want to do so, it is best to ignore the
> Wireless Router's WAN port and connect the two routers by their LAN ports.
> But before you do that, you should change some settings on the Wireless
> Router: turn off the DHCP server, set the LAN network mask to the same as
> used by the modem router, and set the LAN IP address to an unused address
> in the same range as the modem router.
>
> The "proper" cable to connect the routers together by their LAN ports is a
> crossover cable. However, most routers adapt to the cable type
> (auto-MDI/MDI-X), so it probably won't matter if you use a straight cable.
>
> Alex

Thats great aswell, thanks