I have a cable modem connected to my D-link DI-624 wireless router in the basement of my home. The signal strength is often poor, or low and I would like to move the router to the main floor for better wireless signal on the second floor, but the internet connection comes into the home in the basement. To do this I have a Dynex 4 port wired router. I connected my cable modem to the WAN port of the dynex in the basement, I used one of the LAN ports on the dynex to connect to the WAN port on the D-Link, leaving me with 3 ports for RJ-45 jacks in the home. I am able to connect to the internet through the dynex, but not the d-link (wired or wireless). Do I need to disable DHCP on the 2nd router (d-link) to connect to the net through the d-link. I have read that I am basically making the d-link a glorified switch. I plan on expanding the number of rj-45 connections in the home to 10 or so in the future (when the basement is finished), how should I set up my network using the pieces I have already, or do I need to get more equipment. Thanks, jclove2ski

Definately disable DHCP on the wireless if you have DHCP running on the other router. You only require one DHCP service and with two going, it's going to create problems. Essentially, you're going to make the wireless router into a switch. Disable DHCP, disable the firewall. Program it with an IP in the same subnet as your LAN (if necessary). Use the IP of your first router as it's Gateway address if necessary (shouldn't be as it won't be accessing the internet directly) and plug a LAN port on the first router to a LAN port on the wireless router using a crossover cable. You can try a straight through network cable first, most SOHO routers are able to sense the cable type and accept either....but if a regular network cable doesn't work, use a crossover. As for adding ports to the LAN, an 8 port (or more) switch combined with your existing two routers should do the trick. Plug the switch into the first router in the same way I described connecting the wireless router (ie: LAN port to LAN port w/ crossover cable).

here's a diagram http://kbserver.netgear.com/kb_web_files/N101236.asp Give a person a fish, they eat for a day. Suggest they internet search and they learn a skill for a lifetime.

Thanks, all I had to do was disable DHCP and reassign the IP of the second router to 192.168.0.254, and voila! I could connect either wirelessly or wired to the second router and connect to the net. Now, my wife thinks I'm a genius ! Kudos to you!