Connecting two routers of the same brand D-Link

tlarkin · 07-21-2007, 12:07 AM

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Originally Posted by bradyfan123

THANK YOU tlarkin. You saved my life! I been stressing over this problem for months now..thanks so much!!!

no worries it really just comes down to basic networking.

Lectrician · 07-21-2007, 09:00 AM

I was going to post and say make sure you give the second router a different IP in LAN settings. Seems the only thing you missed.

The wireless - can you use the same settings/passkey etc in both routers? The wireless coverage is then just increased? What shows up when searching for access points? Two access points with same name? And the laptop will connect to which ever has the best signal?

tlarkin · 07-21-2007, 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Lectrician

The wireless - can you use the same settings/passkey etc in both routers? The wireless coverage is then just increased? What shows up when searching for access points? Two access points with same name? And the laptop will connect to which ever has the best signal?

Yes, I have done this many times in large homes and offices. I do contract work on the side and have set up numerous wifi networks. In fact I would go as far to say that my most common job is setting up wifi networks for people on the side.

If you have ethernet running to every router you just mimic the WPA/WEP passkey on each machine and mimic the SSID. However, make sure you bump each router up two channels on the wifi signal to reduce interference with each other. Also you may want to change channels if you have a cordless phone or soemthing else that is causing interference on your system. Make sure that you network them properly though.

If you want to monitor the noise on your wifi get a stumbler to see what your signal really is.

http://www.stumbler.net/?cat=4

Here is a free one for windows I have used in the past.

bradyfan123 · 07-22-2007, 12:05 AM

tlarkin just wanted to thank you again..but i do hav 1 question. so far everythings working fine but i've noticed that my computer upstairs, which is connected to the secondary router, has a much slower connection compared to the computer downstairs wich is connected to the primary router..is their anyway to make the connection for the secondary router faster or equal to the primary one?..or is this just how it is when we use this technique for connecting the two together.

tlarkin · 07-22-2007, 02:46 AM

There shouldn't be any speed difference, you may want to look at upgrading the firmware on both routers, or maybe set the speed of the router to 100mbit instead of auto. The setting should be in your control panel somewhere.

bradyfan123 · 07-22-2007, 08:56 PM

both firmware's are updated for both routers..i believe the one upstairs has 1.0 Gbps and the one downstairs, the one that's connected to the cable modem, has 100 Mbps..should i switch them?

bradyfan123 · 07-25-2007, 06:48 AM

everything's actually working very smooth. i was just impatient before..the connection is smooth on both routers..thanks tlarkin and everyone else for your help!!

07-22-2007, 12:05 AM	#14 (permalink)
bradyfan123 Silver Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 143	tlarkin just wanted to thank you again..but i do hav 1 question. so far everythings working fine but i've noticed that my computer upstairs, which is connected to the secondary router, has a much slower connection compared to the computer downstairs wich is connected to the primary router..is their anyway to make the connection for the secondary router faster or equal to the primary one?..or is this just how it is when we use this technique for connecting the two together. __________________ CPU: AMD 4200 X2 DUAL Memory: 2 GB DDR CORSAIR H/D: (1)200GB, (1) 320GB MOBO: NVIDIA MB ASUS A8N-SLI Premium NF4SLI 939 V/C: VGA EVGA GF 7900GT 256-P2-N563-AX

07-22-2007, 08:56 PM	#16 (permalink)
bradyfan123 Silver Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 143	both firmware's are updated for both routers..i believe the one upstairs has 1.0 Gbps and the one downstairs, the one that's connected to the cable modem, has 100 Mbps..should i switch them? __________________ CPU: AMD 4200 X2 DUAL Memory: 2 GB DDR CORSAIR H/D: (1)200GB, (1) 320GB MOBO: NVIDIA MB ASUS A8N-SLI Premium NF4SLI 939 V/C: VGA EVGA GF 7900GT 256-P2-N563-AX

07-25-2007, 06:48 AM	#17 (permalink)
bradyfan123 Silver Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 143	everything's actually working very smooth. i was just impatient before..the connection is smooth on both routers..thanks tlarkin and everyone else for your help!! __________________ CPU: AMD 4200 X2 DUAL Memory: 2 GB DDR CORSAIR H/D: (1)200GB, (1) 320GB MOBO: NVIDIA MB ASUS A8N-SLI Premium NF4SLI 939 V/C: VGA EVGA GF 7900GT 256-P2-N563-AX

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07-21-2007, 09:00 AM	#12 (permalink)
Lectrician Silver Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 129	I was going to post and say make sure you give the second router a different IP in LAN settings. Seems the only thing you missed. The wireless - can you use the same settings/passkey etc in both routers? The wireless coverage is then just increased? What shows up when searching for access points? Two access points with same name? And the laptop will connect to which ever has the best signal?

07-22-2007, 02:46 AM	#15 (permalink)
tlarkin VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 7,011	There shouldn't be any speed difference, you may want to look at upgrading the firmware on both routers, or maybe set the speed of the router to 100mbit instead of auto. The setting should be in your control panel somewhere.