Although it is a bit of a waste of the router, you may use the old router as
a switch (smart hub). Just connect the modem side of the old router via
standard cable to one of the ports of the new router. Alternately, you can
use a crossover cable to connect the old router computer port to a port on
the new router. The advantage of the first method is that you don't lose a
computer port on the old router. The disadvantage is that the old router is
doing its routing stuff and possibly filtering your local network traffic.
Should not be a problem, though.

Oh, yes the first method will likely result in different networks on your
system, but the old router will take care of allowing communications between
the two.

Peter
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My question is, can I link the two routers together or do I still need a hub
to get my additional hard wire ports. The wired router does have an uplink
port. If it is posible, what configuration changes do I need to make to the
routers. Right now the router name is different between the two but the IP
address is the same (192.168.1.1). Do I disable DCHP on one of the routers
and if so which one. Right now my ISP assigns a static IP so the router is
configured that way. How do I configure the second router, either obtain IP
automaticly or static IP?

Rob Shane

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