Re: Linksys router

Maxwell Lol wrote:

Andy Asberry <aasberry@xxxxxxx> writes:

I'm unclear on this "The network connects to one of the local switch
ports, not the WAN/Internet port which is left unconnected." The
cable would connect to a switch port on #1 and the internet port on
#2?

I would expect that it should look like this:

(internal connections)

| | | | | |
| | | +--[hub]---+ | | |
| | | | | | | |
+-------+ +-------+
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
+-------+ +-------+
| |
EXTERNAL (Not connected)

If you have a hub between them, use standard cables.
If not, use a crossover cable - as William says.

Your comment "The cable would connect to a switch port on #1 and the
internet port on #2?" sounds all wrong.

Yep, that looks pretty much correct. Either a hub, switch or crossover
type cable between the two routers.

You have to realize that the router is essentially three separate
devices in one package to really see how things are working. When you
add another router acting as a local switch and access point you bypass
the router portion of the second router. Something like this:

Primary router:

WAN/Internet port------>[Router]--------->[6 port switch]<-----[WiFi
access point]
^ ^ ^ ^
| | | |
Local ports
|
X (crossover cable)
Secondary router: |
|
(WAN/Internet port----->[Router]-------->)[6 port switch]<-----[WiFi
access point]
(This section not used) ^ ^ ^
| | |
Local ports

(These ports can be used locally
as well)


As for why you are having difficulty swapping in the new router in place
of the old router, we need more information to help with that. You
should be copying the configuration information from the original
working router when you are configuring the new router.

Your ISP may only be allowing one MAC address to be registered at a
time. In this case you may need to use the MAC address spoofing function
in the router to allow it to spoof the WAN port MAC address of the old
router. You would copy the WAN MAC address of the old router from the
label on the bottom and enter it in the MAC address spoofing config on
the new router. You shouldn't have any issue with duplicate MAC
addresses since you won't be using the WAN port of the old router.

It may also be a function of just going to your ISPs site and
registering your new routers MAC address to replace the old one. With
Cable One which I have this is the case and it's a simple thing to do.
When you put a new device with an unregistered MAC on the connection and
then surf out to any site the Cable One system redirects you to their
registration page where you just log in and update the device
registration.

You should copy pretty much all of the configuration from the old router
into the new one, including WiFi setup (except channel number), DNS
servers, etc. On the secondary router you want it configured with DHCP
disabled, WiFi on a different channel number and the routing settings
set per the whitepaper on the Linksys site. You also have to change the
second routers IP address so it doesn't conflict with the first router.

http://linksys.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/linksys.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=3733&lid=3726837401B01

If that link doesn't work, go to the support page for the WRT54G and
look for the like to "Cascading (connecting) a second Linksys router to
another Linksys router)"

Pete C.
.

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