Add a wireless router behind another router.

[petitpiti]

Thanks for your help guys.

I think that I'll simply relocate my router and add a switch to it ... less hassle !

[muymalestado]

Originally Posted by Corporal Punishment

... Hope it helps someone else ...

Thanks much for laying this out - my friend in a biggish Victorian house wants to satisfy daughter#2 in the upper far back bedroom with a full wireless; this will do it.

Originally Posted by Corporal Punishment

... in router 1 and set it as a gateway ...

I would say set it up as your normal router to
connect to your ISP.

Originally Posted by Corporal Punishment

... in router 2 and set it as a router ...

I would say this means disable the connection to ISP and disable DHCP functionality.

Originally Posted by Corporal Punishment

... Cable the two together via lan to lan ports ...

I am suggesting to my mate to get 2 ethernet/mains power adaptors ("Homeplug") to save drilling through walls/ceilings.

Question - I would recommend disabling firewall function in router#2; is that correct?

OK, so router#2 ends up like a switch, but with wireless it is a 'switch+' isn't it.

[ACE 256]

Nice guide CP. Iv been running a setup like this for several months now. I'm running an Asus Rt-N16 for QoS, 802.11n and gigalan upstares and a Asus wl500GP downstairs for 802.11g and Legacy 802.11b. I'm going to add a 5Ghz 802.11n access point to the network soon. Im starting to get into networking as much as I am into overclocking.

Originally Posted by jconstan

Yes that should work. The only thing I can see as a problem is the LAN to LAN port wired connection needs to be a crossover cable.

Most if not all modern routers and switches automatically swap pins internally so there is no need for crossover cables.