Help setting up main router?

Tony Williams · 28 Feb 2014 at 20:04

Ok guys, I am unable to RDP from outside to my PC. One t5hing I think is my WAN address on my router....

Router 1 is Virgins Home hub that connects outside
Router 2 is the MAIN one, it's a RT66U. Now that connects to 1 over a home plug but I plan in the future on CAT5e crossover or Cat6e if I have more PC's
it's own IP is 192.168.0.1
It hands the second router *0.3

Now, should router one be in modem mode so just port 1 works? I'd rather it be in Router mode as I would like port 2-4 be for wired computers downstairs.

Router 2 says WAN IP: 192.168.0.3
but it says on settings pages Gateway + DNS are *0.1

Now router 2's own IP is *1.1 and it hands out 1.2+

Ok on router 2 Settubgs:

192.168.1.1 is LAN IP -
Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0

Should I be on IPv6 insted? I think there is something wrong. Should router 1 be handing ip's or 2? Should router 1 be *1.2 or summit? not 0.1?

One thing if I have computers on router 1 how do they connct upstairs or to the other router as it's infront of it? Can I make a VLAN or summit and have everyone on the same network?

Are VLAN or VPN differernt or the same thng?

Thanks.

bremen1874 · 28 Feb 2014 at 20:30

Tony Williams said:
Ok guys, I am unable to RDP from outside to my PC. One t5hing I think is my WAN address on my router....

Opening your network for RDP access is a bad idea from a security point-of-view. You've also need to work around not having a static IP.

Router 1 is Virgins Home hub that connects outside
Router 2 is the MAIN one, it's a RT66U. Now that connects to 1 over a home plug but I plan in the future on CAT5e crossover or Cat6e if I have more PC's
it's own IP is 192.168.0.1
It hands the second router *0.3

Now, should router one be in modem mode so just port 1 works? I'd rather it be in Router mode as I would like port 2-4 be for wired computers downstairs.

Router 2 says WAN IP: 192.168.0.3
but it says on settings pages Gateway + DNS are *0.1

Now router 2's own IP is *1.1 and it hands out 1.2+

Ok on router 2 Settubgs:

192.168.1.1 is LAN IP -
Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0

You either want the Virgin router in modem mode and use the Asus as your router, or leave it as a router and configure the Asus as an access point. If you don't you'll be double NATing and be making your life much harder than it needs to be.

Crossover cables haven't been required for years. Even 10/100 kit supports auto-MDIX nowadays.

Should I be on IPv6 insted? I think there is something wrong. Should router 1 be handing ip's or 2? Should router 1 be *1.2 or summit? not 0.1?

One thing if I have computers on router 1 how do they connct upstairs or to the other router as it's infront of it? Can I make a VLAN or summit and have everyone on the same network?

If you fix the double NATing issue you will have a single network with one address range.

Are VLAN or VPN differernt or the same thng?

Different. Wikipedia would explain the difference.

Tony Williams · 3 Mar 2014 at 00:17

I might disable RDP maybe untill I need it and use it for tempory situations? I used to use RDP in college for years, I had changed reg settings: ADMINISTRATOR /disable/changed, lockout account after 3-5 attempts, different port, as for DDNS, I don't use my IP - I use no-ip. - anyway...

Ok. Thanks sorry for slow reply, changed it mostly. Still sorting wireless....

Do both routers need the same SSID? 2.4/5ghz. I have one with channels on lowest 0+5 and other highesst 8. I have second router with same *.*.*. as the other - 192.168.0.1 is my Virgin and I changed the Asus from *1.1 to *0.2 and my main PC *0.3
router #1 virgin hub

2.4ghz / 5ghz

wpa2 psk

Now Asus is in AP mode

So repearter and AP mode are like repeaters but the difference is AP connects wired and repeater is wireless?But I can connect to either wired or wirlessfrom computer?

bremen1874 · 3 Mar 2014 at 00:30

You'd usually use one SSID for 2.4GHz and another for 5GHz. Use the same pair of SSIDs for both routers.

Tony Williams · 3 Mar 2014 at 00:46

All 4 are the same I will have a 2.4 and 5 at the end. I had both routers connected but to the WAN on the second - it worked but I just used a numbered...

Under wireless on Asus there's an option WDS, AP or hybrid? I have Virgin down and Asus upstairs - so ideally I'd like SSID 2.4 and SSID 5ghz but both SSID are both routers. SO no nat, fw, dchp on router So connecting to router 2 via a computer will get ip from #1? and shall #2's IP be static *0.2

bremen1874 · 3 Mar 2014 at 00:54

If you're using something like MYSSID_2.4 and MYSSID_5 then that's fine.

If the Asus has an AP mode then that's what I'd be using. But please appreciate that I have no experience with that particular router, and I'm not going to read its manual.