Hello all,
I've had a wired network for years, and just recently acquired a tablet, so I needed to set up a wired network. Despite using computers since the early 80s, I still consider networking to be black magic, so be gentle please!
The existing network starts with the cable modem and then Cat5 over to a Linksys BEFSR81. From there the Linksys serves the two desktops and a printer, and feeds a netgear hub for the entertainment area(HTPC/XBox360/Xbox).
When I set up the Asus RT-N66U I put it in the position of the Netgear hub. However this didn't work as the both the Linksys and the Asus want to use the same address. For configuration, I connected the Asus to the HTPC and configured it's network from there by connecting it directly to the modem. Of course this means the rest of the network is out.
A great deal of searching the internet didn't seem to get any help as the term 'and' was translated by Google as 'vs.' :mad:
A suggestion sent me to a post where the solution was to change the IP of the wireless router to 192.168.1.2 and to disable DCHP on the wireless router. However, I couldn't see how to disable DCHP on the Asus. Then I switched it and set the Linksys to 192.168.1.2 and ran it off of the Asus, and that didn't work either.
So, then I tried to just set the Asus as an Access Point. That didn't work very well at all, as of course I couldn't find it from my Macs, and the tablet wouldn't connect to it long enough to get the IP number. Running Device Discovery from the PC did not find the Asus.
So, how do I get this to work?
Also, if I should just use something that's an access point, is the RT-N66U overkill, and what would be a appropriate device?
Thank you for your assistance!
SC
ps - Apologies if this is in the wrong section.
I've had a wired network for years, and just recently acquired a tablet, so I needed to set up a wired network. Despite using computers since the early 80s, I still consider networking to be black magic, so be gentle please!
The existing network starts with the cable modem and then Cat5 over to a Linksys BEFSR81. From there the Linksys serves the two desktops and a printer, and feeds a netgear hub for the entertainment area(HTPC/XBox360/Xbox).
When I set up the Asus RT-N66U I put it in the position of the Netgear hub. However this didn't work as the both the Linksys and the Asus want to use the same address. For configuration, I connected the Asus to the HTPC and configured it's network from there by connecting it directly to the modem. Of course this means the rest of the network is out.
A great deal of searching the internet didn't seem to get any help as the term 'and' was translated by Google as 'vs.' :mad:
A suggestion sent me to a post where the solution was to change the IP of the wireless router to 192.168.1.2 and to disable DCHP on the wireless router. However, I couldn't see how to disable DCHP on the Asus. Then I switched it and set the Linksys to 192.168.1.2 and ran it off of the Asus, and that didn't work either.
So, then I tried to just set the Asus as an Access Point. That didn't work very well at all, as of course I couldn't find it from my Macs, and the tablet wouldn't connect to it long enough to get the IP number. Running Device Discovery from the PC did not find the Asus.
So, how do I get this to work?
Also, if I should just use something that's an access point, is the RT-N66U overkill, and what would be a appropriate device?
Thank you for your assistance!
SC
ps - Apologies if this is in the wrong section.