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Wireless Routers fight to the death


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Linden

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Hey all,


Small problem. I have a Motorola SBG900 Cable router as our main wireless router. I have a cable joining that to a small 10mb/s switch and a cable joining that to a D-link-DIR-615 (n).

I have DHCP turned off on the DIR-615 and the connection is plugged into a normal lan port (not internet/wan port(Which is annoying >_<)). My friends laptop connects but can not access the internet (can access both routers). Windows reapir says DNS settings are wrong. Sooo, I put the DNS settigns from teh SBG-900 into the DIR-615 and hey, still the same.
I get internet on my computer (sometimes www does not work, but after a wait of about 3 mins it fixes itself.)

I know a little about networking but not a heap. I think I should just start fresh.

SBG-900: 192.168.0.1(DHCP on)
DIR-615: 192.168.0.254 (DHCP off)


Thanks!
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dsenette

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you need to turn the dlink into an access point instead of a router

Connect to Another Router
If you are connecting the D-Link router to another router to use as a wireless access point and/or switch, you will have to do the following before connecting the router to your network:
• Disable UPnP™
• Disable DHCP
• Change the LAN IP address to an available address on your network. The LAN ports on the router cannot accept a DHCP address from your other router.
To connect to another router, please follow the steps below:
1. Plug the power into the router. Connect one of your computers to the router (LAN port) using an Ethernet cable. Make sure your IP address on the computer is 192.168.0.xxx (where xxx is between 2 and 254). Please see the Networking Basics section for more information. If you need to change the settings, write down your existing settings before making any changes. In most cases, your computer should be set to receive an IP address automatically in which case you will not have to do anything to your computer.
2. Open a web browser and enter http://192.168.0.1 and press Enter. When the login window appears, set the user name to Admin and leave the password box empty. Click Log In to continue.
3. Click on Advanced and then click Advanced Network. Uncheck the Enable UPnP checkbox. Click Save Settings to continue.
4. Click Setup and then click Network Settings. Uncheck the Enable DHCP Server server checkbox. Click Save Settings to continue.
5. Under Router Settings, enter an available IP address and the subnet mask of your network. Click Save Settings to save your settings. Use this new IP address to access the configuration utility of the router in the future. Close the browser and change your computer’s IP settings back to the original values as in Step 1.
6. Disconnect the Ethernet cable from the router and reconnect your computer to your network.
7. Connect an Ethernet cable in one of the LAN ports of the router and connect it to your other router. Do not plug anything into the Internet port of the D-Link router.
8. You may now use the other 3 LAN ports to connect other Ethernet devices and computers. To configure your wireless network, open a web browser and enter the IP address you assigned to the router. Refer to the Configuration and Wireless Security sections for more information on setting up your wireless network.


from your product manual found here http://support.dlink.....uctid=DIR-615
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