Two router network

[Victor Padro]

On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 3:56 PM, Rashkae<ubuntu at tigershaunt.com> wrote:
> 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). Â 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.
>>
>
> Most, if not all routers, are also switches, which means you don't even
> need the cross over, any cable will do.  However, the DHCP server on the
>  second router (the one that is not using a WAN port to the internet)
> should be disabled.
>
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yes, but it needs to have MDI/MDI-X in all the ports, not all the
routers have this.
neither way you are right about DHCP it has to be disabled.

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