help connecting 2 routers up via lan for more wifi coverage

SniperDude · 31 May 2010 at 21:25

this is what I want to do

downstairs has a wireless N router using dd-wrt firmware with a cat5 cable coming upstairs into my PC room switch box

upstairs the wifi signal is bad BUT I have a spare Linksys router on tomato firmware that only supports G

I was wondering is it possible to connect this Linksys router to my switch
so it could give better signal for upstairs but with still using the DHCP from the downstairs router

I would be grateful for any advice on how to do this as I am next to clueless
with networking

SniperDude · 31 May 2010 at 22:43

and just setup the security the same as the other ?

SniperDude · 31 May 2010 at 23:09

wrt54gl v1

my main router is 192.168.2.1
the second one is 192.168.1.1

second one isn't responding to pings or can get into the config will it be due to this ip

SniperDude · 31 May 2010 at 23:35

sorted thanks for you help guys

SniperDude · 1 Jun 2010 at 00:02

I will add DD-WRT on it at a later date but for now its working fine on tomato firmware.

@Werewolf when you come out of one routers range and into the other
on your does it just switch or does it have to drop out first or do you have to disconnect and reconnect ?