Hi there, I need a bit of help as I'm getting slightly out of my depth now with a big project. I took it upon myself to wire up my housemates internet for them, but I live in an old office building with 37 people, spread over 6 floors and 3 door numbers long. It's been quite a mission but my cabling seems to have been done very well and so mostly I've been able to get everyone their internet.
My issue is we are now having ip address conflicts and dropouts on the network. I will explain my set up precisely in a moment, but I would appreciate any help anyone could provide me on this cos I'm not so good with networking as I am with wiring up cables.
We have installed 4 phone lines into the building, each with their own number, so they are not bundled together to increase speed or anything.
Each line has it's own router. 3 lines are with Talktalk (UK) and 1 with BT and use their branded routers. The Wi-Fi from these boxes works pretty well usually but only a couple of people are in range as the routers are in the old server room in the basement. From there, I have traced cables all over the building or run new ones where they were severed when the old office cleared out. I have tested all my cabling so far and not uncovered any faults. I have used ethernet cables in the LAN ports on the back of these to get internet to other routers or mini routers.
Line 1 has 1 cable connecting to a Belkin router in my room for wired PC internet and also for wireless, to which multiple devices connect. Line 1 also connects to a Wi-Fi mini router Wireless-N 802.11n (like the Satechi, though mine is unbranded). This has been configured to act as an Access Point, using a unique SSID and password. Multiple users connect to this unit by Wi-Fi. There is a second identical mini router in proximity to this one configured in Repeater mode with the same SSID and password to help extend the coverage in this large area.
Line 2 presently has 4 ethernet cables plugged into it and connects to 4 mini routers in Access Point mode, each with their own unique SSID and passwords.
Line 3 currently runs to a single mini router unit accessed by multiple users. It has its own unique SSID and password.
Line 4 currently runs to 1 mini router in access point mode, 1 standard router and to one wired access point for plugging into the computer.
Slightly complex I know.. but all networks are experiencing IP address conflicts, some more frequently than others, with several users frequently not being able to get back online for hours. I have not changed any of the default settings on the routers. As far as I know the Master Routers in the basement come with DHCP automatically enabled. The Belkin router extention has DHCP enabled too. I cannot remember if the mini routers also have DHCP enabled or if they come with static IP's.
How do I eliminate the address conflicts that are booting people off the network and leaving them disconnected for a few hours at a time?
Should the master routers have static IPs and leave the extensions to handle DHCP assigning or should it be the reverse and leave DHCP duties solely to the Master Routers connected to the phone line and then set Static IP ranges for each extension in access point mode?
Edit: I also want to avoid having to do any special programming on every users device that needs to access it as there would be well over 80 devices I would need to programme and I have no idea how to do that on MACs, while the Windows and Android devices would take forever.
I'd REALLY appreciate any help on this! =)
My issue is we are now having ip address conflicts and dropouts on the network. I will explain my set up precisely in a moment, but I would appreciate any help anyone could provide me on this cos I'm not so good with networking as I am with wiring up cables.
We have installed 4 phone lines into the building, each with their own number, so they are not bundled together to increase speed or anything.
Each line has it's own router. 3 lines are with Talktalk (UK) and 1 with BT and use their branded routers. The Wi-Fi from these boxes works pretty well usually but only a couple of people are in range as the routers are in the old server room in the basement. From there, I have traced cables all over the building or run new ones where they were severed when the old office cleared out. I have tested all my cabling so far and not uncovered any faults. I have used ethernet cables in the LAN ports on the back of these to get internet to other routers or mini routers.
Line 1 has 1 cable connecting to a Belkin router in my room for wired PC internet and also for wireless, to which multiple devices connect. Line 1 also connects to a Wi-Fi mini router Wireless-N 802.11n (like the Satechi, though mine is unbranded). This has been configured to act as an Access Point, using a unique SSID and password. Multiple users connect to this unit by Wi-Fi. There is a second identical mini router in proximity to this one configured in Repeater mode with the same SSID and password to help extend the coverage in this large area.
Line 2 presently has 4 ethernet cables plugged into it and connects to 4 mini routers in Access Point mode, each with their own unique SSID and passwords.
Line 3 currently runs to a single mini router unit accessed by multiple users. It has its own unique SSID and password.
Line 4 currently runs to 1 mini router in access point mode, 1 standard router and to one wired access point for plugging into the computer.
Slightly complex I know.. but all networks are experiencing IP address conflicts, some more frequently than others, with several users frequently not being able to get back online for hours. I have not changed any of the default settings on the routers. As far as I know the Master Routers in the basement come with DHCP automatically enabled. The Belkin router extention has DHCP enabled too. I cannot remember if the mini routers also have DHCP enabled or if they come with static IP's.
How do I eliminate the address conflicts that are booting people off the network and leaving them disconnected for a few hours at a time?
Should the master routers have static IPs and leave the extensions to handle DHCP assigning or should it be the reverse and leave DHCP duties solely to the Master Routers connected to the phone line and then set Static IP ranges for each extension in access point mode?
Edit: I also want to avoid having to do any special programming on every users device that needs to access it as there would be well over 80 devices I would need to programme and I have no idea how to do that on MACs, while the Windows and Android devices would take forever.
I'd REALLY appreciate any help on this! =)
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