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hi, i have 3 (4port) wireless routers at home and im tryin to network them up to have as many cabled computers on my home network as possible. im just not sure how to go about it. do i turn off the dhcp servers give all the computers individual ips and give them all the same subnet mask?
im trying to get a lan game going and wireless connections just dont cut it so im wondering if i can use my 3 routers to cable up more than 4 computers at once
you could wire the routers up.
and then connect the computers.
the computers will not recognise the wireless connection while playing games, so you will have to connect them by wiring.
i was just wondering how i would go about it. i mean would i have to give them individual ips? whitch ports do i cable up ?
Router 1 Port (1) (2) (3) (4) (wan)
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Router 2 Port(wan) |
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Router 3 Port (wan)
and do i wire up all available other ports to pcs then? can i?
I don't know what kind of routers you have, but can't you just set two of them to act as switches? Leave DHCP on the first router, shut everything off one the second and third? Then use the "internet" connection on the second and third to connect to the first?
Router 1 (port1)-Router 2 (port1)-Router 3 (port1)
then plug the computers into the free ports.
first try "obtain IP address automatically" in the settings
if that doesnt work then we'll try changing the settings there
Shouldn't it be:
Router 1 (port 1) --to-- Router 2 (port 1) and Router 2 (port 2) --to-- Router 3 (port 1), leaving Router 1 (ports 2, 3 and 4), Router 2 (ports 3 and 4) and Router 3 (ports 2, 3 and 4) free for ethernet cables to the PCs? I think that Router 1 should have DHCP enabled and Routers 2 and 3 have it disabled. The PCs should be set to pick up the IP addresses automatically.
That's the way I think I'd do it with my router (if I had three of them!).
Just 'cascade' the router(s). aka cascading the routers.
Cheers, ;) CN22
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There was no "real" attack on this site, it was just poorly made and out of date. Who uses frames anymore? Well did, the website is no longer up.
Why not just have 2 of the routers connect to the main one wirelessly and then just plug your pcs into the open ports?
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Originally Posted by Ka0h
Wrong thread? Sorry for OT.