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Mauldor · 28-08-2006, 00:10

This should work in theory...

ADSL router has ports you need pointing through to IP of other router.
On the Other router, port forward the ports needed to your PC.

What happens in effect is thus:

Connection comes in on port 6000 - hit the ADSL router, the router then forwards all the packets onto the IP specifed (in this case your other router), the other router gets data for that port, looks up what to do with it, forwards it on to your PC...

Can I just ask why you have 2 routers though? If the data is going to get through one, then it has a good chance to get through the other. Would it not be easier to just replace the 2nd router with a Switch and job is done?

(edit - Just thought, Maybe your 1st router has no Wireless and second one has - this would explain a lot)...

Edit2: To cut out the router and make it a Acces point, connect the ADSL router to the LAN port not the Wan port - then its becomes a Switch if you like. The Wireless part should still get an IP from the ADSL router (i think lol)..

28-08-2006, 00:10	#7
Mauldor Inactive Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Scunthorpe Age: 58 Services: 50mbit, Base TV, Base Phone Posts: 437	Re: NAT issues This should work in theory... ADSL router has ports you need pointing through to IP of other router. On the Other router, port forward the ports needed to your PC. What happens in effect is thus: Connection comes in on port 6000 - hit the ADSL router, the router then forwards all the packets onto the IP specifed (in this case your other router), the other router gets data for that port, looks up what to do with it, forwards it on to your PC... Can I just ask why you have 2 routers though? If the data is going to get through one, then it has a good chance to get through the other. Would it not be easier to just replace the 2nd router with a Switch and job is done? (edit - Just thought, Maybe your 1st router has no Wireless and second one has - this would explain a lot)... Edit2: To cut out the router and make it a Acces point, connect the ADSL router to the LAN port not the Wan port - then its becomes a Switch if you like. The Wireless part should still get an IP from the ADSL router (i think lol)..