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Hardware => Hardware => Topic started by: KRGUSA on January 04, 2010, 05:09:37 AM

Title: Setup 2 routers one wireless and one wired
Post by: KRGUSA on January 04, 2010, 05:09:37 AM
I HAVE A WHITE UTILITY BOX IN MY GARAGE THAT HAS THE NETGEAR-FVS318 ROUTER AND RCA-DCM425 MODEM.  THE BOX ALSO HAS CABLE TV LINES AND PHONE LINES.  I WANTING TO USE NETGEAR-WNDR3700 ROUTER AND MOTOROLA-SB6120 MODEM (REPLACING RCA-DCM425 MODEM) TO GO WIRELESS FOR LABTOP COMPUTER ,PS3 GAME AND WII GAME.  BUT I ALSO WANTED TO KEEP THE ORIGINAL WIRED SETUP FOR TWO DESKTOPS COMPUTERS.   I ALSO WANT TO KEEP THE NETGEAR –WNDR3700 ROUTER AND MOTOROLA-SB6120 MODEM IN MY OFFICE ON THE SECOND FLOOR WITH KEEPING NETGEAR-FVS318 ROUTER IN THE WHITE UTILITY BOX IN THE GARAGE.  I DO HAVE A COAX AND CAT5 OUTLETS THAT TO THE WHITE UTILITY BOX IN THE GARAGE.
CAN I FROM THE OFFICE ROOM HOOKUP MOTOROLA-SB6120 MODEM WAN ETHERNET RECEPTACLE TO THE NETGEAR-WNDR3700 ROUTER WAN ETHERNET RECEPTACLE? THEN CAN I PLUG INTO ONE OF THE 4 LOCAL ETHERNET RECEPTACLES ON THE NETGEAR-WNDR3700 ROUTER INTO THE CAT5 OUTLET IN THE OFFICE WALL WHICH GOES INTO THE WHITE UTILITY BOX IN THE GARAGE AND PLUG THE OTHER END INTO THE NETGEAR-FVS318 ROUTER WAN ETHERNET RECEPTACLE ( OR DOES IT GO INTO ONE OF THE LOCAL ETHERNET RECEPTACLES)?
WOULD BE BEST TO SETUP WIRELESS ROUTER FIRST THEN ONCE IT IS UP AND RUNNING HOOKUP THE WIRED ROUTER?  WOULD I DISABLE THE DHCP ON WIRED? (OR WIRELESS)?
THEN WHAT WOULD BE THE SETTINGS ON THE WIRED ROUTER?
I HAVE INTERNET SERVICE WITH WWW.INSIGHTBB.COM CABLE COMPANY.
Title: Adding wireless to wired home network
Post by: KRGUSA on January 04, 2010, 05:20:16 AM
See attached diagram. I have internet with www.insightbb.com cable Company.

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Title: Re: Adding wireless to wired home network
Post by: Allan on January 04, 2010, 06:02:36 AM
Okay, I'm editing / deleting my comments now that I see the original post.
Title: Re: Setup 2 routers one wireless and one wired
Post by: patio on January 04, 2010, 08:05:47 AM
I've merged your two Topics into one post...