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    How do i do this!!??

    how do i go about bridging the 2 routers in the image Below... (Courtesy of "Fitzgerald")

    im so confuzzled!!

    im trying to connect my 3pc's toghether on a seprate network for file sharing
    while still having acess to the internet!

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    I have a setup like this.

    I have a netgear rangemax ADSL modem router, with 1 computer connecting directly to it via an ethernet cable. I then have a Linksys wireless broadband router, which connects via cable from the netgear to one of the lan ports (NOT THE WAN PORT!) on it. I set up the ip adress on the computer connected directly into the netgear router as 192.168.0.2 , the subnet mask 255.255.255.0 and the default gateway as 192.168.0.1 . (Which i think it would automatically find via dchp, but i find it easier in the long term to set it up manually my self.)

    On the settings of the linksys router i have chosen for it to have a DNS of the Ip adress of the netgear router, which happens to be 192.168.0.1 . I set the ip adress of the linksys router to 192.168.0.100 , for simplicity.

    I then have 1 wireless laptop accessing the internet via the linksys and onto the netgear, which is the gateway.

    For the wireless laptop i set its ip adress to 192.168.0.101 , its subnet mask to 255.255.255.0 , its default gateway to 192.168.0.1 and then also, just the primary DNS server to 192.168.0.1 .

    This allows file sharing to and from every computer, plugged into either of my routers.

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    WOW this could be a new learning curve for me!

    but at least i know its feasible

    i see youve plugged the router into a LAN port
    i want both of mine to be wireless still possible

    feel free to write this up a bit more in depth!

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    So you want to bridge the routers wirelessly? rather than cabling them like me?

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    would prefer it but having had a think since my last post i could deal with it being wired

    i was just thinking in the way of signal strength it would be better if it was in my room as its going to be used for file sharing so would make full use of the 108MPS

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    also how do i go about wirelss security

    the main tinternet router has got WEP

    but do i then need to put another password on my router
    so im the only person who can get onto that..?

    dont really want my housemates looking at all my stuff

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    You need a broadband (note: Not an ADSL router) router with wireless ideally. In order to bridge it to your landlords router you will need a wireless bridge (surprise, surprise) or a wireless access point that supports bridging (and will bridge to your landlords make n model of router!).

    Note that you can not buy a wireless router and expect to have it bridge between two networks and support clients as well... (and yes its possible but afaik there aren't many available and simultaneous bridging with clients will slow your network down!).

    So if your landlord has a netgear router than I would suggest you start looking at a netgear access point / wireless router.

    It would of course be cheaper if you could connect the WAN port on the broadband router that you will be using, to the switch on his router as no access point / bridge would be required. This will make it easier to maintain and cheaper to purchase
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    Would one of these work

    my landlord owns a lynksys broadband router
    but apparently this can be used as an acess point

    http://www.dlink.com/products/?sec=0&pid=458

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    Yeah that would be fine for your end of the network... You would then need a suitable patch or crossover cable and / or wireless bridge to construct your link to the landlords router
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    why are you doing this ??? why have 2 networks for this ??

    just both connect to one network and secure your own data ?

    Why do you need two routers, or do you have 2 internet connections coming into the house
    It is Inevitable.....


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