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How do I get my 2 linksys wireless n routers to work together on my home netork?
I already had an existing wireless network in my house with a linksys wrt300n but i had some dead spots in my basement. So i purchased a linksys wrt120n to put in the basement to cover withe area but i cannot get them to work together. The modem and the 300n are on the first floor with an ethernet cable running through the floor to the basement into the 120n. If i plug it into the internet input i get no signal form the router but if i but it into 1-4 inputs i get a full signal with internet connection. The the name of the network remains Linksys and i cannot access the settings to change the name or secure the network. What can i do to make them both act as 1 big widespread router?? Someone please help me i've been at this for days i think i've tried everything. I wont even mention customer service!
3 Answers
- JoelKatzLv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
1) Configure the new router for the same SSID and encryption key as the old router. You can configure either the same channel or a different one, but I recommend using 1 for one and 11 for the other.
2) Disable DHCP in the new router. (It may be easiest to do these two steps with the first router turned off so you can be sure to connect to the new router. Alternatively, you can just wire a machine to the new router temporarily.)
3) Connect a LAN port on the new router to a LAN port on the old router.
4) Do not use the Internet/WAN port on the new router.
Computers should now automatically select the strongest signal. You can use the free LAN ports on the new router for wired machines if you wish.
- 1 decade ago
You need to connect your second router to a wireless bridge.. this will solve the problem. Linksys has some good wireless bridges.
Of course it will be two different networks.. but your laptop will automatically choose the second one once it looses contact with the first one..
Or the other solution would be to have a wireless repeater instead of two routers.. but since you already have two routers, a bridge is the way to go..
Source(s): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireless_bridge http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireless_repeater - falsi fiableLv 71 decade ago
They don't work that way. You cannot create a single seamless network that lets you move your computer from room to room with that equipment. You need something much more sophisticated.
You CAN have two different networks connected to the same DSL/cable line, but you cannot move computers between the networks without reconnecting and establishing a new IP address.
