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xpod · 27-08-2009, 17:24

I`m certainly no expert but i dont believe you could have the second router get it`s net via wireless from the first, not under normal circumstances anyway.
If that is what you mean of course????

You can certainly add a second Router to an existing network but not the way you want i dont think...
I use a second router myself as a temporary wireless access point on occasion but it needs to get it`s net from either one of the main routers LAN ports or an internal machine running ICS of some description, as mines does.
You`d also have to disable DHCP on the second router and assign it an IP address on the same subnet as the main router.

I`m sure somebody else can tell you for sure.

27-08-2009, 17:24	#2
xpod Inactive Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Scotlands biggest region Services: TV,Phone & BB Posts: 2,086	Re: Extend network connectivity by using a second router? I`m certainly no expert but i dont believe you could have the second router get it`s net via wireless from the first, not under normal circumstances anyway. If that is what you mean of course???? You can certainly add a second Router to an existing network but not the way you want i dont think... I use a second router myself as a temporary wireless access point on occasion but it needs to get it`s net from either one of the main routers LAN ports or an internal machine running ICS of some description, as mines does. You`d also have to disable DHCP on the second router and assign it an IP address on the same subnet as the main router. I`m sure somebody else can tell you for sure.