Re: Network Topology complications
- From: Chuck <none@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: 23 Jun 2005 20:30:04 -0500
On Thu, 23 Jun 2005 17:51:02 -0700, LeaderOne
<LeaderOne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>I setup a small network at home mostly to share the Internet out of our cable
>modem. I'm a novice in this Windows Home Networking stuff, so I don't
>understand why machine 1 (see diagram below) can't share printers with the
>others, or even join the same workgroup. In the following diagram I will try
>to show you the best I can how is this network set up:
>
> 192.168.0.1
>CABLEMODEM ----> [Router Dlink DI604] -----> MACHINE 1 (winxpHE)
> |
> |
> V 192.168.1.1
> [wireless Router Linksys WRT54G] --------> MACHINE 2
>(winxpHE)
> = = =
> = = = (wireless
>connection)
> = = =
> MACHINE 3 MACHINE 4 MACHINE 5
> (winxpHE) (win98SE) (winxpPE)
>
>In this diagram, that I hope is clear enough, the lines represent network
>cables and the = lines represent wireless connections. The OSs for each
>machine are between (). The IP for each router is shown above the router.
>Machines 3,4,5 and 6 can share printers and join the same workgroup, say,
>MYHOME. But Machine 1 refuses to do so, when I follow the wizard and tell it
>the workgroup is MYHOME, after reboot, it doesn't see any other machines
>belonging to that workgroup and all the others can't see machine 1. I imagine
>that the fact that the routers having different IPs and the way they are
>connected is the cause, but I hope there is a workaround to make every
>machine see each other; the reason for this topology is that the cable modem
>is fixed in one location close to machine 1, where there is very poor
>wireless connectivity, and I use the Dlink Router to receive the WAN from the
>Cable modem, and distribute it with network cable to machine 1 and the
>Linksys wireless router, which is 80ft away and in a position on the house
>that let all the other machines get a very good signal. It's very hard to
>change this arrangement, and the only long network cable that is not
>obstrusive is the one between both routers.
>Sorry for this long post, but I needed to explain the situation to get
>better help.
>Please let me know what do I need to change in Machine 1 or configure in
>either/both routers to get this to work.
>Thanks a lot in advance!
Is the DLink directly connected to the Linksys? The diagram makes it look like
Computer 1 is connected between the DLink and Linksys routers. If the Linksys
WAN link is directly connected to one of the LAN ports on the DLink, then your
solution is easy. Put all 5 computers on the same subnet - make the Linksys
into a WAP, not a router.
# Disable the DHCP server on the Linksys.
# Connect the cable from the DLink LAN to one of the LAN Ports on the Linksys.
# Change the Linksys LAN port to 192.168.0.2.
# Make sure the DHCP scope on the DLink doesn't include 192.168.0.2.
# Restart each computer. Each should come up on 192.168.0/24, now the same
subnet as Computer 1.
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Cheers,
Chuck
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