I have just added a DLink DIR-628 router to my home network for 5Ghz (802.11a) access. This router is dual band, but only transmits on one frequency at a time. I also have an older laptop in the house which is 2.4Ghz only. To maintain access for this machine, I daisy chained my previous Netgear 802.11g router. Cable Modem > 5Ghz Router > 2.4 Ghz Router (Lan Port). Primary computer is attached via cable to Router 1. This seems to work fine, and by linking the routers together with the LAN port rather than the WAN port, I still have access to the home network, shared printers, etc. One problem: I cannot access the admin page IP on the second router. Any ideas on how I can do this? Any input is much appreciated.

Are both routers in the same ip range as your computer, e.g. 192.168.0.x and netmask 255.255.255.0 ?

They would all have to be in the same subnet to work as described. spcycl just as you have your gateway, which is a static ip assignment, you need to do the same to the 2nd router. Additionally you need to stop the 2nd router from being a dhcp server. Let's say router1 is 192.168.1.1. You would assign router2 192.168.1.2. Your dhcp scope on router1 would be 192.168.1.3 to the number of devices you have/want to access your network. Router2 has its dhcp server turned off. 'tis the season to be of good cheer. Wishing one and all happy times with family and friends.

Sorry for all the questions, here's another one: How do I access the admin panel on router 2 to make the IP and DHCP changes? Do I need to plug it back in as router 1, make changes and then put the 2 router arrangement back?

just connect the pc to the router only [via lan port], then configure, then put back in place. 'tis the season to be of good cheer. Wishing one and all happy times with family and friends.

Connect only one router at a time to make the changes. After that, connect both routers as before. @wanderer > "They would all have to be in the same subnet to work as described." That's not correct. The switch will work because it's only uplinked. So the pc is able to connect to the admin panel of the router of the same subnet, independent of to which router the pc is connected by wire.

Okay, let me back up a bit. Admin address of Router 1 is 192.168.0.1 Admin address of Router 2 is 192.168.1.1 Both are on default subnet of 255.255.255.0 When I have the routers connected (via lan port) I can access Router 1, I cannot access router 2. I connected router 2 to the computer directly to access the admin panel and attempted to set its IP to 192.168.0.X (same IP range as router 1). I was then unable to access the admin panel at that new address, even when still connected to that router directly. Currently the routers are connected, Router 2 has LAN DHCP turned off and I am able to access network/internet on router 2 wirelessly, but I still cannot get to the admin panel. This is all minor, since I don't need to access the admin panel much, but frustrating all the same.