Connecting to both LAN and Wireless and getting Internet Access via Wireless

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I have a refurb Dell Inspiron Laptop running Windows 7 Home Premium 64.

I have a commercial embroidery machine that I would like to connect to my laptop through a router. This connection would be LAN. I would also like to connect wirelessly to the shop internet for internet access.

Set up needs to be like this:

1. Ethernet cable from machine to router connected to port 1, Ethernet cable from port 2 on router to laptop.

2. Wireless connection to store wireless.

As long as I don't have the enternet cable plugged into my laptop, I have internet connection, but as soon as I plug it in, the router connects and I get no internet connection.

Essentially the embroidery machine is a second computer. I guess that's why the connection from the embroidery machine to the laptop has to go through a router. All I know is that the software and hardware company tells me it must be this way.

When my machine was at home, I connected directly to the home router and everything worked fine. With my old Dell XPS laptop (XP os), the machine connection was ethernet to router and then laptop talked to router via wireless, but no internet connection this way. The shop owner is not willing to run ethernet to the front of the store where my embroidery studio is, so I have to figure out another way or not have internet access.

Is it possible to have things set up and work the way I want it to? The tech support guy at the embroidery machine company seems to think there is, but won't tell me what I need to do to get internet and connection to my machine.

Thanks,
Alisa
 
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Hi Alisa,

There's a couple of options:

1) Create two different network connections on your laptop--one assigned to the ethernet port and one assigned to the wireless connection. Make sure the wireless and wired routers are using different subnets (IP address ranges).

2) The other option is to use only one router instead of two. In this configuration, you would just plug the embroidery machine into the wireless router's LAN port. Everything would then be on the same network and things would be simple, but you would have to relocate the wireless router closer to the embroidery machine.

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Matt H,

Thank you for your response.

Option #2 is not doable. I have no control over where the router is and I cannot ask the store owner to make special compensations for me. He is already being beyond generous in allowing me to have my studio set up in his store.

Option #1 is the way I will have to go. Problem is that I'm not sure how to go about accomplishing that. Are there instructions anywhere that you or someone could point me to? I'm great at following directions.

Thanks again,
Alisa
 
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I was going to try to post a drawing of exactly what I need, but can't see a way to do that without uploading it somewhere. I have a little bit of software background, but hardware has always baffled me. I am not technically inclined in that manner, so am getting more and more confused. I'm not sure if I was clear in my explanation of my problem and what I want to accomplish.

I want to clarify that there are 2 completely separate routers.

Router #1: It is between the laptop and the embroidery machine. This needs to be a LAN connection only even though the router has wireless capability.

Router #2: It is the store router. I want to be able to connect to the internet. This is a wireless connection.

If this was clear to begin with, I apologize.

I have searched and searched the internet and cannot find any reference to this type of setup. I've searched on how to do the things suggested and am just confusing myself. It doesn't help that this setup is at the store and I'm at home so I cannot try things out. My main concern is that I mess things up and don't know how to put them back.

My tech support guy will not talk to me until I can access the internet and have the cable from router #1 plugged into my laptop. I boot up, have a wireless internet connection, then as soon as I plug the ethernet cable from router #1 into my laptop, I get a conflict. I'm hoping someone will take pity on my not super technical self and either send me step by step instructions or direct me to someplace that has step by step instructions.

Thanks,
Alisa
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The two routers need to be configured to use different subnets. They probably are both set to the default 192.168.1.x subnet, and this is why you get a conflict.

With the LAN cable disconnected, open a command prompt and type "ipconfig /all" without the quotes. Note the IP address and gateway assigned to your wireless NIC. Now turn off the wireless radio and connect the LAN cable. Login to the router and configure it to use a subnet different than the one listed in the command prompt window.

Once the router is configured, go into your Control Panel and open Network and Sharing Center->Change Adapter Settings. Open the properties for the wireless interface and then open the properties for TCPIPv4. These options should be set to automatic. Do the same for the LAN interface, but select "Use the following IP address" instead and assign it an address within the subnet of the router connected to the embroidery machine. Set Subnet Mask to 255.255.255.0 and leave the gateway blank.

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