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On Wed, 28 Feb 2007 22:34:35 -0500, "Kerry Liles"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote: >"Roscoe P Pendoscoe" <mrshade@I_wont_see_it.net> wrote in message >news:(E-Mail Removed).. . >> Is it possible to have a wireless router and a wired router on the >> same LAN? >> >> Advantage/disadvantage/possible? >> >> Specifically Linksys products. I have small wired net at home/office >> with Linksys BEFSR41 router and connected to Linksys 4 port switch. >> The router is connected to my bb internet connection (cable). >> >> Linksys makes reference to NOT use 2 routers. >> >> I am switching to a wireless network and I have the Linksys wireless >> router WRT54GS with "speedbooster" extra I plan to use. >> >> Must I remove my wired router in order to use the new wireless unit? >> They said something on the order of making it difficult to >> troubleshoot issues if it is left in. >> >> Also, does anyone have this particular product installed and does the >> "speedbooster" actually show any improvement over the regular router >> w/o it? >> >> Thanks for info! >> >> Regards, >> >> Roscoe aka MrShade >> > >I am not sure about Linksys products, but I have a wired Dlink router and a >wired/wireless Microsoft router connected together. The Dlink wired router >is the "main" router; the MS router with wireless is configured as an >"access point" and is wired into the Dlink like any other device would be. >The Dlink suplpies everthing on the inside (including the MS router) with an >internal 192.x.x.x IP address. Wireless clients go thru the MS router and >pass-through to the Dlink. The key AFAIK is to configure one of the routers >as an access point (Linksys terminology may be different...) so that the >access pointer router is operating mostly as a simple pass thru device - >even for wired or wireless client connected to it. > >Unless the Linksys cannot be setup this way, this should work properly... >again, HTH > Thanks for the time. We will see. Guess I am not really certain exactly why I want to keep the wired router in the system.......maybe just don't want to chuck it or park it in the closet with a million other useless/obsolete hardware since it's only a few weeks old.  RP > Knowledge is like money, the less you talk about it the more people assume you have. |
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On Sat, 03 Mar 2007 05:52:24 -0600, Roscoe P Pendoscoe
<mrshade@I_wont_see_it.net> wrote: >On Wed, 28 Feb 2007 22:34:35 -0500, "Kerry Liles" ><(E-Mail Removed)> wrote: > >>"Roscoe P Pendoscoe" <mrshade@I_wont_see_it.net> wrote in message >>news:(E-Mail Removed). .. >>> Is it possible to have a wireless router and a wired router on the >>> same LAN? >>> >>> Advantage/disadvantage/possible? >>> >>> Specifically Linksys products. I have small wired net at home/office >>> with Linksys BEFSR41 router and connected to Linksys 4 port switch. >>> The router is connected to my bb internet connection (cable). >>> >>> Linksys makes reference to NOT use 2 routers. >>> >>> I am switching to a wireless network and I have the Linksys wireless >>> router WRT54GS with "speedbooster" extra I plan to use. >>> >>> Must I remove my wired router in order to use the new wireless unit? >>> They said something on the order of making it difficult to >>> troubleshoot issues if it is left in. >>> >>> Also, does anyone have this particular product installed and does the >>> "speedbooster" actually show any improvement over the regular router >>> w/o it? >>> >>> Thanks for info! >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Roscoe aka MrShade >>> >> >>I am not sure about Linksys products, but I have a wired Dlink router and a >>wired/wireless Microsoft router connected together. The Dlink wired router >>is the "main" router; the MS router with wireless is configured as an >>"access point" and is wired into the Dlink like any other device would be. >>The Dlink suplpies everthing on the inside (including the MS router) with an >>internal 192.x.x.x IP address. Wireless clients go thru the MS router and >>pass-through to the Dlink. The key AFAIK is to configure one of the routers >>as an access point (Linksys terminology may be different...) so that the >>access pointer router is operating mostly as a simple pass thru device - >>even for wired or wireless client connected to it. >> >>Unless the Linksys cannot be setup this way, this should work properly... >>again, HTH >> > >Thanks for the time. We will see. > >Guess I am not really certain exactly why I want to keep the wired >router in the system.......maybe just don't want to chuck it or park >it in the closet with a million other useless/obsolete hardware since >it's only a few weeks old. > >RP >> Thank You Knowledge is like money, the less you talk about it the more people assume you have. |
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just sell the old router on ebay,or shove it in a cupboard in case the new
one breaks. keep things simple. "Roscoe P Pendoscoe" <mrshade@I_wont_see_it.net> wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed)... > On Sat, 03 Mar 2007 05:52:24 -0600, Roscoe P Pendoscoe > <mrshade@I_wont_see_it.net> wrote: > >>On Wed, 28 Feb 2007 22:34:35 -0500, "Kerry Liles" >><(E-Mail Removed)> wrote: >> >>>"Roscoe P Pendoscoe" <mrshade@I_wont_see_it.net> wrote in message >>>news:(E-Mail Removed) ... >>>> Is it possible to have a wireless router and a wired router on the >>>> same LAN? >>>> >>>> Advantage/disadvantage/possible? >>>> >>>> Specifically Linksys products. I have small wired net at home/office >>>> with Linksys BEFSR41 router and connected to Linksys 4 port switch. >>>> The router is connected to my bb internet connection (cable). >>>> >>>> Linksys makes reference to NOT use 2 routers. >>>> >>>> I am switching to a wireless network and I have the Linksys wireless >>>> router WRT54GS with "speedbooster" extra I plan to use. >>>> >>>> Must I remove my wired router in order to use the new wireless unit? >>>> They said something on the order of making it difficult to >>>> troubleshoot issues if it is left in. >>>> >>>> Also, does anyone have this particular product installed and does the >>>> "speedbooster" actually show any improvement over the regular router >>>> w/o it? >>>> >>>> Thanks for info! >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> >>>> Roscoe aka MrShade >>>> >>> >>>I am not sure about Linksys products, but I have a wired Dlink router and >>>a >>>wired/wireless Microsoft router connected together. The Dlink wired >>>router >>>is the "main" router; the MS router with wireless is configured as an >>>"access point" and is wired into the Dlink like any other device would >>>be. >>>The Dlink suplpies everthing on the inside (including the MS router) with >>>an >>>internal 192.x.x.x IP address. Wireless clients go thru the MS router and >>>pass-through to the Dlink. The key AFAIK is to configure one of the >>>routers >>>as an access point (Linksys terminology may be different...) so that the >>>access pointer router is operating mostly as a simple pass thru device - >>>even for wired or wireless client connected to it. >>> >>>Unless the Linksys cannot be setup this way, this should work properly... >>>again, HTH >>> >> >>Thanks for the time. We will see. >> >>Guess I am not really certain exactly why I want to keep the wired >>router in the system.......maybe just don't want to chuck it or park >>it in the closet with a million other useless/obsolete hardware since >>it's only a few weeks old. >> >>RP >>> > > Thank You > > > > > Knowledge is like money, the less you talk about it > the more people assume you have. |
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Roscoe P Pendoscoe escreveu em 03-03-2007 11:52:
> On Wed, 28 Feb 2007 22:34:35 -0500, "Kerry Liles" > <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote: > >> "Roscoe P Pendoscoe" <mrshade@I_wont_see_it.net> wrote in message >> news:(E-Mail Removed)... >>> Is it possible to have a wireless router and a wired router on the >>> same LAN? >>> >>> Advantage/disadvantage/possible? >>> >>> Specifically Linksys products. I have small wired net at home/office >>> with Linksys BEFSR41 router and connected to Linksys 4 port switch. >>> The router is connected to my bb internet connection (cable). >>> >>> Linksys makes reference to NOT use 2 routers. >>> >>> I am switching to a wireless network and I have the Linksys wireless >>> router WRT54GS with "speedbooster" extra I plan to use. >>> >>> Must I remove my wired router in order to use the new wireless unit? >>> They said something on the order of making it difficult to >>> troubleshoot issues if it is left in. >>> >>> Also, does anyone have this particular product installed and does the >>> "speedbooster" actually show any improvement over the regular router >>> w/o it? >>> >>> Thanks for info! >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Roscoe aka MrShade >>> >> I am not sure about Linksys products, but I have a wired Dlink router and a >> wired/wireless Microsoft router connected together. The Dlink wired router >> is the "main" router; the MS router with wireless is configured as an >> "access point" and is wired into the Dlink like any other device would be. >> The Dlink suplpies everthing on the inside (including the MS router) with an >> internal 192.x.x.x IP address. Wireless clients go thru the MS router and >> pass-through to the Dlink. The key AFAIK is to configure one of the routers >> as an access point (Linksys terminology may be different...) so that the >> access pointer router is operating mostly as a simple pass thru device - >> even for wired or wireless client connected to it. >> >> Unless the Linksys cannot be setup this way, this should work properly... >> again, HTH >> > > Thanks for the time. We will see. > > Guess I am not really certain exactly why I want to keep the wired > router in the system.......maybe just don't want to chuck it or park > it in the closet with a million other useless/obsolete hardware since > it's only a few weeks old. > > RP > > > > > > Knowledge is like money, the less you talk about it > the more people assume you have. You may have it in the LAN, the important thing is that ONLY ONE can be used as router, the other works only as a switch, so you need to turn dhcp and other routing capabilities in its page. The one that is going to work as router , should be the one connected to your modem. |
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