router to router possibility?

Lex · 6 Jul 2006 at 17:05

Is it possible to connect a router to a router? is this what we call a daisy chain?

i want to connect a netgear dg834g to another router dg834g is it possible?

Shaz]sigh[ · 6 Jul 2006 at 17:46

What are you trying to achieve? I'd imagine that config would just enable you to have 6 switch ports as opposed to 4 (if it's a 4 port switch as well).

LewisStuart · 6 Jul 2006 at 17:53

yes, but you have to asign it with a different IP address

eg:

1st router 192.168.1.1
2nd router 192.168.1.2

Musashi · 6 Jul 2006 at 21:43

Yes it is possible to connect a router to a router but it is messy and a bitch to do as you have 2 routing tables to maintain. I dont know what it is you are trying to achieve with this setup?
You would also have to hard cable them to one another as I dont believe these have the facility to network to one another wirelessly.

bitslice · 6 Jul 2006 at 21:58

Lex,
....what's with all these wireless router to router posts ?

tell us why you won't just install some Cat5e

Lex · 6 Jul 2006 at 23:09

bitslice said:
Lex,
....what's with all these wireless router to router posts ?

tell us why you won't just install some Cat5e

because wires cannot get to where i need the connection. its the same issue but i found out the setup for the wireless is able to be slightly different.

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I will have the router wired to the wireless access point which is wirelessly connected to a workstation. Thats a good setup rather than router. There's no need for a router because the access point has an ethernet port which the router can be wired into and then the wireless AP can connect to the workstation. Thats better right?

tolien · 6 Jul 2006 at 23:11

Upload it somewhere, for starters.

Musashi · 7 Jul 2006 at 13:25

Hang on. You talked about using a netgear dg834g which has a modem built into it. If this is the case ditch your modem and just use the dg834g. Other wise yes just connect a wireless access point to your existing modem and install some sort of wireless network adapter in your pc / workstation. Networking as with many things in life, the old acronym KIS applies, Keep It Simple!