Assistance with router configuration
Assistance with router configuration
Hi, I'm helping you configure your network setup for your new home. You're using a large house and want to install two routers to boost both Wi-Fi and Ethernet connections. The image shows missing devices like laptops and TVs with Ethernet ports, as well as WiFi equipment. You're having trouble accessing your printer or DVR from your main computer. Both routers are enabled for DHCP but have different IP ranges. The ISP ONT is at 192.168.0.1, while the routers are set at 192.168.1.1 and 192.168.2.1.
ISP ONT settings are available in the menu or by contacting support. Set the main router as the primary device and link all devices to it. Switch off the routing on the second router, keeping WAP and switch enabled. This feature is present in many routers but not all. If unavailable, it won't work well for extending the network, since traffic beyond it can't communicate with other parts. EDIT: Disabling NAT option may appear under that name.
You can continue utilizing the Ethernet connections on the second router. However, the ISP ONT ports will remain inactive except for a single exception.
This likely happens because you're using three routers as independent firewalls. Clients on your ISP ONT can't communicate with clients on Router A and B, and clients on Router A can't reach clients on Router B. The simplest solution is either 1. Make Router A DHCP and Router B a DHCP relay to Router A, so both operate in the 192.168.1.0 network (though the main PC still won't connect to A or B directly). Or 2. Set the ISP ONT as DHCP and configure both A and B as DHCP relays to the ISP ONT, placing all devices in the 192.168.0.0 subnet so everyone can communicate.
You're dealing with three routers between you and the internet. Set the ONT to bridge mode, place the second router in AP mode, and assign only one router for DHCP, NAT, and firewall tasks. Currently, you have three separate networks at home. Some might think adding more routers fixes problems, but it can actually complicate things further.
I already had them never used more than 1 but this house is huge and in the current situation no money to buy WiFi extender