I have a router/switch connected to an external Internet connection (dedicated line). The router (a Linksys RV042) has 4 ports on it. It's replacing a DSL line so we also have a Netgear ADSL modem/router/switch in place.
I want to retain the wireless capability but of course the Netgear can't be used as a router anymore. So in a test I disconnected the RJ11 and connected a port on the Netgear to the Linksys. Now the Netgear was serving up addresses in the 192.168.0.x range while the Linksys uses 192.168.1.x.
Just using DHCP the PC I attached to the Netgear, got an address in the 0.x range and so it could not access the Internet until I hardcoded an address in the 1.x range. That is not useful as you can imagine.
Should I just leave both devices doing DHCP and change the range of addresses to be the same on both or disable DHCP on one device (possibly the Netgear) and let all addresses be resolved by the main router?
Any ideas appreciated
Thanks