Timeline for Windows file sharing problems when using nested routers
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| Mar 6, 2013 at 21:05 | vote | accept | Paya | ||
| Mar 6, 2013 at 19:28 | answer | added | David Schwartz | timeline score: 1 | |
| Mar 6, 2013 at 14:44 | comment | added | Paya | By the way, I've found a DD-WRT router home and I turned the WAN port into LAN port, so I use just 2 routers after all. Thanks again. :-) | |
| Mar 6, 2013 at 13:58 | comment | added | Paya | @DavidSchwartz Just wanted to tell you that your solution works. Even though having to use third router because I use 2 in the first place is not what I expected to be the solution, it works really well. Thanks. If you post your comment explaining how to connect the routers to LAN ports, I will accept it as an answer. | |
| Mar 6, 2013 at 1:24 | comment | added | Paya | The router 2 is Tenda W306R. Unfortunately I don't have a switch. I don't see the ability to use WAN port as additional LAN port anywhere in the options. :-( I guess I'm gonna need 3rd router. | |
| Mar 6, 2013 at 1:08 | comment | added | David Schwartz | Some routers allow you to use their WAN port as an additional LAN port. What models are they? You could also use a switch, if you have one, to add more LAN ports. | |
| Mar 6, 2013 at 1:06 | comment | added | Paya | Heh that sounds like a cool solution if that would work. But the funny thing is that all LAN ports of Router 2 are taken. I guess I would need to attach 3rd router to have enough ports and do this trick on both. | |
| Mar 6, 2013 at 1:01 | comment | added | David Schwartz | So connect router 2's LAN port to router 1's wired port. Disable router 2's DHCP server. Connect wired machines to router 2's other LAN ports. You will never be happy with a dual-NAT setup. | |
| Mar 6, 2013 at 1:00 | comment | added | Paya | Router 1 is also modem, I cannot move it around. To access Router 2 subnetwork, I just need to address Router 2 WAN address ... I need to get running the file sharing and other incoming connections are not required. But I would need to use port redirecting otherwise obviously. | |
| Mar 6, 2013 at 0:57 | comment | added | David Schwartz | So why not connect the Internet access to router 2 and use router 1 just as a switch and access point? Or connect router 1's wired port to router 2's LAN port and connect other wired machines to router 2? Or something that makes sense. | |
| Mar 6, 2013 at 0:56 | comment | added | Paya | Because some PCs don't have Wifi and the Wifi router (Router 1) is not accessible by multiple cables. | |
| Mar 6, 2013 at 0:54 | comment | added | David Schwartz | Why is your network set up this way?! Why not flatten it? Dual NAT sucks. (Your setup is very broken. How would a packet from 192.168.4.20 to 192.168.3.10 ever get to router 2?) | |
| Mar 6, 2013 at 0:52 | history | asked | Paya | CC BY-SA 3.0 |