Hi I hope this request is easy to understand.
I use a cable modem which is a pass-through. It passes the WAN IP to my Router, a D-link DGL-4300, call it DGL-1. My Router is setup to provide DHCP LAN IP Addresses from 192.168.2.100-192.168.2.199. I can use any Static LAN IP from 192.168.2.2-192.168.2.254.
I have a second D-Link DGL-4300, call it DGL-2, that I would like to connect up stairs to provide Wireless as well as direct connection for several other PC’s.
I would like to have both routers on the same Sub-Net, say use DGL-1 with LAN IP addresses 192.168.2.2-192.168.2.126, and DGL-2 use LAN IP addresses 192.168.2.127-192.168.2.254.
Can this be done by subnetting?
I already set it up using my second router DGL-2 to get WAN IP from DGL-1, but then I cant use the same subnet for DGL-2, if I use 192.168.1.2-192.168.1.254, the upstairs PC work fine, and get internet. but as far as DNS, I cannot find any of the machines on my first router, DGL-1, unless I map to them by LAN IP.
I hope this makes sense. Just want two routers to split the same subnet and share the Gateway and DNS.
Many Thanks
Kolin
Logon to router2, assign it an ip in the subnet or router1 lan. if router1 is .1 then assign .2 to router2 for example.
Disable dhcp server
Use a crossover cable to connect router1 lan port to router2 lan port [no crossover required if one of the routers support mdi/mdix]
Everyone is in the same subnet all getting their ip from router1. You have both wired and wireless access
BTW “I can use any Static LAN IP from 192.168.2.2-192.168.2.254” 7
you don’t want to use any of the ips in your dhcp scope or you would have an ipconflict.
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