how to share NAS drive to both Wifi-Router ?

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Ravish Chadha

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Hello Friends, I not good at this networking please guide me. and sorry for my bad English

I have 2 WiFi-router, 1 NAS drive , 1 internet connection.

Current Connection :

Modem-DSL is connected to WiFi-router 1 and 2nd WiFi-router is connected from router-1 via LAN wire.

Both WiFi-router are internet enabled and WiFi enabled.

I can access GUI of both router-1 and router-2 when I am connected to router-2.
I can access GUI of router-1 when I am connected to router-1.

What I want !

Recently I bought a Seagate Central Storage ( NAS drive ) so I want to share NAS drive to my both WiFi-routers connected devices via LAN or wireless.

What I tried !

Try-1
I connected NAS to 1st WiFi-router and able to access NAS files(both Wireless+wired ) only when connected to 1st router.

Try-2
I connected NAS drive to 1st Wifi-router and connected LAN wire to 2nd router LAN port: now I am able to access files from 1st Router both way( Wireless+wired ) and in case of 2nd router, I am able to access files only via LAN when connected to 2nd router, and this connection does lost my wireless internet connectivity for 2nd router.

Thanks...









 
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Your problem is because Router 2 blocks incoming connections from Router 1. This is a primary security feature of a router, otherwise hacking would be 10x easier then it is.

You need to configure your second router as an access point.
An access point is an "extension" of you exsisting network, right now router 2 is its own issolated network.
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Your problem is because Router 2 blocks incoming connections from Router 1. This is a primary security feature of a router, otherwise hacking would be 10x easier then it is.

You need to configure your second router as an access point.
An access point is an "extension" of you exsisting network, right now router 2 is its own issolated network.
 
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Ravish Chadha

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Thanks .. by making an access point, I was able to access to central drive .. :)

 
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