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Posted by Terry Stockdale on March 10, 2005, 12:19 pm
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>Hi I have 2 linksys routers. A BEFVP41 v2 (wired) and a WRT54G
>(wireless). The Wireless router is connected to the cable modem. Here's
>my setup.
>
>Wireless Router
>WAN: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx (internet)
>LAN: 192.168.1.1 / 24
>DHCP: off (I am using static IP's)
>DMZ: 192.168.1.2 (i.e. the wired router)
>
>Wired Router
>WAN: 192.168.1.2
>LAN: 192.168.5.1 / 24
>DHCP: off (I am using static IP's).
>
>Port 1 from wireless router connects into WAN port onto wired router.
>
>The problem is that computers on the wired router can see those on the
>wireless router, but those on the wireless router can't see computers
>on the wired router
>
>Wired Router --> Wireless Router OK.
>Wireless Router --> Wired Router Doesn't work.
>
>The catch is that the physical setup (i.e. the port 1 from wireless
>going to WAN on wired router) must be kept. The reason for this is that
>the wired router is a VPN router and has some VPN tunnels it must
>maintain. The DMZ on the wireless router points to the wired router.
>The Wireless router must be the router connected directly to the
>internet since I need the QoS it supports for a VoIP phone.
This is your problem. By using the WAN port, you're creating a second
network -- that's how a router works. In fact, the best way to
isolate computers connected to the wired router IS to connect the WAN
port on the wired router to a regular port on the wireless router.
See my wireless networking page at:
http://www.terrystockdale.com/computers/home_net_basics6.shtml
To provide connectivity between computers connecting to the wired and
wireless networks, you have to connect between the two routers using
regular ports, not a wan port.
To provide isolation, you use the wan port when connecting the two.
Be careful -- if you connect the wireless router's wan port to a
regular port on the wired router, the wireless computers will be able
to see the wired computers. If you're going to use wireless,
isolating the wireless computers from the wired ones is an excellent
security decisiion.
Terry
Visit my computer tips, coffee pages and forums at
http://www.terrystockdale.com
>
>I've tried to setup static routing on the wireless network but that
>didn't work. Here's the Static routing that I tried.
>Destination Lan IP: 192.168.5.0 (i.e the wired rotuer's subnet)
>Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
>Default Gateway: 192.168.1.2 (the wired routers WAN address)
>Interface: LAN & Wireless
>
>Sorry if this is so confusing, but any help would greatly appreciated.
>If you have any more questions pertaining to my network setup please
>ask.
>
>Thanks.
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