Two router network

[Keith Clark]

On Tue, 2009-07-28 at 15:47 -0500, Victor Padro wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 3:42 PM, Rashkae<ubuntu at tigershaunt.com> wrote:
> > Keith Clark wrote:
> >> Here is my current network setup:
> >>
> >> Cable Modem>Dlink Router (192.168.0.1 255.255.255.0)>Belkin Router
> >> (192.168.2.1 255.255.255.0).
> >>
> >> Both routers are wired and wireless.
> >>
> >> I have two computers wired to the Belkin Router and two computers
> >> connected to the Dlink via wireless connection.
> >>
> >> I have a DMZ setup on the Belkin router pointing to one of the computers
> >> that I want to use as a file server (192.168.2.2).  When I want to ssh
> >> into that computer from a computer on the Dlink router, I use the
> >> address 192.168.0.4 and it gets me there.
> >>
> >> My problem is that I cannot "see" the computers connected to the Belkin
> >> router with smb, even though I can connect to it via ssh.
> >>
> >
> > While there are ways to establish smb communication, I first am
> > compelled to ask,, is there a reason to be doing something this
> > obfuscated? (that is, having a second router NAT to a NAT router)
> >
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> 
> I second Rashkae's question.
> Why don't you use the second router as a switch only? connecting a
> crossover cable from the D-link port 4 to the Belkin port 1 should do
> it.
> 
I don't have a crossover cable.