Solve : Multiple routers??

1.	Solve : Multiple routers??
Answer» Greetings, I have a qestion about having 2 routers hooked up together I have a linksys and a netgear router, I was wondering if it was possible to have these both hooked up together running off each other Like having one of the netgears ports go to the phone line port in the linksys then i would have an extra 4 ports? If i can do this would there be anything extra i need to do?If you use 2 routers you need to turn on the DHCP feature in one of them or else you'll have big trouble Why not just get a 4 or 8 port switch, connect all your computers to the switch, then take an ethernet cable and run it into your router of choice. Much less hassle Alan <>< Have a readhttp://www.qudon.co.uk/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=31 You have more than 4 WIRED connections?If neither of the routers has an (automatic) uplink port, you will need a crossover cable between the two routers. Nothing else is required. A router is just a hub on steroids. And you can have a LOT of wireless connections with a wireless router.Quote If neither of the routers has an (automatic) uplink port, you will need a crossover cable between the two routers. Nothing else is required. A router is just a hub on steroids. Well, he does need to disable DCHP on the seondary router, doesn't he? Accordiing to Connecting two Routers together (ITEM #9 under Setting up the Secondary Router), "NEXT you need to Disable DCHP on the secondary router and ensure you save the SETTINGS." That's true; don't want more than one DHCP server running on the same subnet if you can possibly help it. Alan's post suggested that one DHCP server must be turned on, but that is not strictly necessary. You're right soybean to point out that at least one should be off - thanks.

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Greetings, I have a qestion about having 2 routers hooked up together
I have a linksys and a netgear router, I was wondering if it was possible to have these both hooked up together running off each other
Like having one of the netgears ports go to the phone line port in the linksys then i would have an extra 4 ports? If i can do this would there be anything extra i need to do?If you use 2 routers you need to turn on the DHCP feature in one of them or else you'll have big trouble

Why not just get a 4 or 8 port switch, connect all your computers to the switch, then take an ethernet cable and run it into your router of choice.

Much less hassle

Alan <>< Have a readhttp://www.qudon.co.uk/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=31 You have more than 4 WIRED connections?If neither of the routers has an (automatic) uplink port, you will need a crossover cable between the two routers. Nothing else is required. A router is just a hub on steroids. And you can have a LOT of wireless connections with a wireless router.Quote

If neither of the routers has an (automatic) uplink port, you will need a crossover cable between the two routers. Nothing else is required. A router is just a hub on steroids.

Well, he does need to disable DCHP on the seondary router, doesn't he? Accordiing to Connecting two Routers together (ITEM #9 under Setting up the Secondary Router), "NEXT you need to Disable DCHP on the secondary router and ensure you save the SETTINGS."

That's true; don't want more than one DHCP server running on the same subnet if you can possibly help it. Alan's post suggested that one DHCP server must be turned on, but that is not strictly necessary. You're right soybean to point out that at least one should be off - thanks.

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