Router Questions

Hello....I've daisy chained the two routers...at home. One router gets
a private lan ip from the first router. First router is has a broadband
modem connected so it provides internet access for all computers.

I've got them setup on the same work group I'm not running any server
software ie. WindowsNT server or Windows 2000 server...etc..or even
Linux as a file server (don't know how to setup this one)

My question is how can I share files and folders from either router ? I
can't see any of the computers on the other router from either one...if
that makes sense....but I can see all computers connected to the same
router or that are on the same router.

I want to be able to transfer files from computer A on router 1 to
computer B on router 2...whats the simplest/easiest way to do this.

Both routers assign IP's dynamically but I think I'm using static IP's.
They both use subnet mask of 255.255.255.0...Many thanks sorry If I'm
not clear in the problem or local network layout part. Any questions
please ask.

Thanks

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"newgroupsurfer" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>Hello....I've daisy chained the two routers...at home. One router gets
>a private lan ip from the first router. First router is has a broadband
>modem connected so it provides internet access for all computers.
>
>I've got them setup on the same work group I'm not running any server
>software ie. WindowsNT server or Windows 2000 server...etc..or even
>Linux as a file server (don't know how to setup this one)
>
>My question is how can I share files and folders from either router ? I
>can't see any of the computers on the other router from either one...if
>that makes sense....but I can see all computers connected to the same
>router or that are on the same router.
>
>I want to be able to transfer files from computer A on router 1 to
>computer B on router 2...whats the simplest/easiest way to do this.
>
>Both routers assign IP's dynamically but I think I'm using static IP's.
>They both use subnet mask of 255.255.255.0...Many thanks sorry If I'm
>not clear in the problem or local network layout part. Any questions
>please ask.
>
>Thanks

Use the second router as a network switch only, bypassing its routing
capabilities. Then, all of the computers will be in the same physical
network and the same IP subnet, enabling them to share files:

1. Log into the second router's web interface from a computer
connected to one of its LAN ports.

2. Disable the router's DHCP server.

3. Assign the router's LAN interface a static IP address in the same
subnet that the first router uses. For example, if the first router's
IP address is 192.168.1.1, assign 192.168.1.254 to the second router.
Assign an address that's outside of the first router's DHCP pool.

4. Connect a LAN port on the first router to a LAN port on the second
router. Don't connect anything to the second router's WAN port. You
might have to use an uplink port on one of the routers.
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"newgroupsurfer" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed) oups.com...
> Hello....I've daisy chained the two routers...at home. One router gets
> a private lan ip from the first router. First router is has a broadband
> modem connected so it provides internet access for all computers.
>
> I've got them setup on the same work group I'm not running any server
> software ie. WindowsNT server or Windows 2000 server...etc..or even
> Linux as a file server (don't know how to setup this one)
>
> My question is how can I share files and folders from either router ? I
> can't see any of the computers on the other router from either one...if
> that makes sense....but I can see all computers connected to the same
> router or that are on the same router.
>
> I want to be able to transfer files from computer A on router 1 to
> computer B on router 2...whats the simplest/easiest way to do this.
>
> Both routers assign IP's dynamically but I think I'm using static IP's.
> They both use subnet mask of 255.255.255.0...Many thanks sorry If I'm
> not clear in the problem or local network layout part. Any questions
> please ask.
>
> Thanks
>

You can't. The router is doing its job of protecting the LAN on one side
from what is in effect the WAN on the otherside.

The only way it will work is if you use one router as a switch. That means
turning off the DHCP server on one and making all connections using the LAN
ports. The routers will be connected by cable from LAN port to LAN port.
If neither of them have an uplink port, you will need a crossover cable.

You would be better off buying the right tool for the job - switches don't
cost much.

Tony wrote:
> "newgroupsurfer" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed) oups.com...
> > Hello....I've daisy chained the two routers...at home. One router gets
> > a private lan ip from the first router. First router is has a broadband
> > modem connected so it provides internet access for all computers.
> >
> > I've got them setup on the same work group I'm not running any server
> > software ie. WindowsNT server or Windows 2000 server...etc..or even
> > Linux as a file server (don't know how to setup this one)
> >
> > My question is how can I share files and folders from either router ? I
> > can't see any of the computers on the other router from either one...if
> > that makes sense....but I can see all computers connected to the same
> > router or that are on the same router.
> >
> > I want to be able to transfer files from computer A on router 1 to
> > computer B on router 2...whats the simplest/easiest way to do this.
> >
> > Both routers assign IP's dynamically but I think I'm using static IP's.
> > They both use subnet mask of 255.255.255.0...Many thanks sorry If I'm
> > not clear in the problem or local network layout part. Any questions
> > please ask.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
>
> You can't. The router is doing its job of protecting the LAN on one side
> from what is in effect the WAN on the otherside.
>
> The only way it will work is if you use one router as a switch. That means
> turning off the DHCP server on one and making all connections using the LAN
> ports. The routers will be connected by cable from LAN port to LAN port.
> If neither of them have an uplink port, you will need a crossover cable.
>
> You would be better off buying the right tool for the job - switches don't
> cost much.

Thanks to both replies....it worked as suggested. Regards.