TSGL: chaining routers

[Geoff Glave]

Yes,  but...

1) Go into the seetings on router 2 and turn off the DHCP server, so only 
router #1 is handing out IP addresses

2) Hook router #2 to router #1 together using the ports you'd connect to the 
other computers, NOT the port you'd connect to the internet - Leave that 
port empty on router #2.

3) You may need to use a "Crossover Cable" to hook them together:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethernet_crossover_cable

...but some auto-detect the polarity, and you might not need this.

4) Make sure router #2 has a different IP address than router #1, and make 
sure the DCHP server in router #1isn't handing out IP addresses that might 
conflict with router #2's assigned IP address.  i.e. if router #2 is 
192.168.1.2, make sure the DCHP server isn't also going to assign that IP to 
a PC.

Or just buy an "ethernet hub" on ebay for five dollars and plug it in :)

Cheers,
Geoff Glave
Vancouver, Canada

>From: Will Seehorn <wseehorn at earthlink.net>
>Reply-To: Tech Support Guy Mailing List <list at tsgserver.com>
>To: Tech Support Guy Mailing List <list at tsgserver.com>
>Subject: TSGL: chaining routers
>Date: Sun, 08 Apr 2007 22:10:41 -0400
>
>is it possible to chain routers?
>
>I have a router that doesn't have enough ports. Can I connect it to
>another router (the way you can chain USB hubs)?
>
>Will
>
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