The big question is:  Do you want clients on the first router
(WRT320n) to be able to see and connect to specific clients on the
second router (BEFSR41)?

If not, it's really simple -- the "WAN" port of the BEFSR41 needs a
192.168.2.x address as a client of the WRT320n; leave NAT (Network
Address Translation) turned on, and all of the BEFSR's clients will be
"behind" that address.  THE BEFSR41 can almost certainly be configured
to pick up its WAN address via DHCP, and you're done.
   BUT if you ant the "clients" of the two routers to talk to each
other, you need to do a little more work:

1.  Modify the DHCP settings on the WRT320n so there's at least one
available 192.168.2.x address that it doesn't give out (besides the one
it's already using), and configure that on the BEFSR41 as its WAN
address.  On the WRT320n, add a "route" definition thelling it that
192.168.20.x addresses are reached via that address.

  The result is that:

A. On the BEFSR41, 192.168.20.x addresses are found locally, and
everything else gets forwarded to the WRT320n.
B.  ON the WRT320n, 192.168.2.x addresses are found locally,
192.168.20.x addresses are sent to the BEFSR41, and everything else gats
NATted and sent to the cable modem to reach the Internet.

David Gillett
CISSP CCNP

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: [PCBUILD] Two Routers
From: Brad Feuerhelm <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Sun, October 14, 2012 9:27 pm
To: [log in to unmask]

Hey All

Here's the deal.

Existing network using 192.168.2.1. On a Linksys WRT 320n wireless 
router. The cable modem is in the wan port. Also all 4 ports on the 
switch are being used. One of them is my computer in a separate end of 
the house.

In that room with me is the Linksys BEFSR41 router which right now is 
only being used as a switch. Now I figure if I plug the cable that comes

from the wireless router to my BEFSR41 into the wan port instead of the 
switch, then plug the other two computers into the switch then I would 
have in essence a second network. But I can't seem to figure out how to 
set it up. so am I stuck just using it as a switch? I have the BEFSR41 
router set to 192.168.20.2 and have set the 3 computers to the same 
except for the last two number which of course are different. I can see 
and access the computers in here that are hooked up to the BEFSR41, but 
can't see or connect to the wireless router at 192.168.2.1. which is the

connection point for the cable modem and 4 other computers which also 
host the printers.

At this point I'm not sure if what I'm trying to do is possible? I'm 
hoping there is a way to get the two routers communicating. I'm guessing

I'm just missing the correct settings in the befsr41 router. The router 
is working and pinging ok. So what is it guys is it a setting i'm 
missing in the router or am I stuck using it as a switch. By the way 
it's all working just great as a switch but I was hoping to get it 
working as a router.

If you need more info let me know.

Thanks

Brad Feuerhelm

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