Two router network

Keith Clark keithclark at k-wbookworm.com
Wed Jul 29 23:00:24 UTC 2009


On Wed, 2009-07-29 at 13:44 -0400, Rashkae wrote:
> Keith Clark wrote:
> 
> > 
> > I don't seem to be able to find my Belkin Router now though.
> > 
> 
> This is normal, since you aren't using the WAN port anymore, the Belkin
> router is no longer getting the 192.168.0.4 address (which was being
> assigned by the D-Link.)
> 
> There are two ways to go about this:
> 
> 1. Just leave it as is.  If you need to administer the Belkin router,
> manually assign a static IP in the 192.168.2.x range on a pc temporarily
> 
> Example: ifconfig eth0 192.168.2.5 (You might have to stop network
> manager for this to work from a Ubuntu station)
> 
> You would then access the Belkin by using web browser to go to 192.168.2.1
> 
> If you want, you can change the IP address of the Belkin Router to
> something in the 192.168.0.x range to make access easier in the future.
>  However, you much choose a value for x that is *not* within the
> D-link's DHCP range.  You'll have to verify the config of the D-link to
> see what it's current DHCP range is.
> 
> Either way, I would suggest putting a label on the Belkin with it's IP
> address, so that any future technician will know how to get to it
> without using the reset button, which must now never be pressed.
> (Hitting reset on the Belkin will re-enable the DHCP server, which will
> royally mess up your networking until someone is able to sort it out.)
> 
> 

Actually all is not well again.  I get get from a wireless connection on
the Dlink router to a wired connection on the Belkin router, but not the
reverse.

Keith






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