Can't seem to get my head round this so any help would be appreciated:

I have an asdl modem / router (Netgear DG 814) providing internet access to 3 PCs. Static IP on the WAN side and usual 192.168.x.x on the LAN side with router acting as a DHCP server. I have acquired a wireless router (Netgear WGR614) which I wish to connect to give wireless internet access for the lappy.

The wireless router has an internet port so I thought it would be a case of just connecting that to one of the ports on the wired router and change the IP of the wireless router to prevent a conflict with the default of the wired router. Trouble is it don't work.

If I connect my PC to a wired port on the wireless router, I can ping the wireless router but not the wired one - do I need to add fixed routes? Anyone got any ideas?

Will most likely need a crossover RJ45 cable to connect them.

Rather than connecting to the internet port of the second router, would you not want to just connect to one of the normal ports, as you don't actually want to use the routing capabilities. DHCP should be off on the new wireless router, and it will need a static IP on the same subnet as the modem/router. As Manny said, I think you may need a crossover, although don't some have auto-sensing ports now?

Cheers

Ventmore

If the Netgear WGR614 was an access point then I would agree with Manny.

However if it is a broadband router you should be able to connect ethernet port to ethernet port...after sorting out the IP addresses.

If there is a WAN port of the WGR614 perhaps you should connect from your ADSL Router to this.

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Cheers

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Marvellous

Didn't need a crossover - thanks guys it works now, I should've asked sooner I've been scratching my head for a couple of weeks with that one...

Marvellous

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No probs...glad you're up and running.

Cheers

Ventmore

wouldn't it have been easier to just buy a new unit that did everything rather than 2 or 3 things for the same job?

Just to clarify Simon...did you connect to a normal port on the 2nd router, or the internet port? I was almost certain you would have needed a crossover unless there was an uplink port.

Never mind...just googled, and it appears your modem/router (DG814) does have auto-sensing ports, and that's why you didn't need a crossover.