About sharing files with a different network 2 routers 2 switch.

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xfri

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Please look the picture so you can understand my set up.

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My question can PC 2 share files with PC 6 is this possible I am using Homegroup as a file sharing. do I need to config something in the router and switch to make this work? note I did not change anything in the config of the routers and switch.

I am quite newbie about this stuff with so many networks. please help me this is quite urgent thank you.
 
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Once you place a home router between two LANs, you are basically cutting off normal access from one LAN to the next. The only communication you need between the two LANs is PC2 to PC6? Place a cable between the two will work BUT you have to pay attention to the ROUTING TABLE on the two PCs.

A ROUTING TABLE is a "traffic" table entry on each PC that tell it where to go, specially when you have more than one NIC, and the new cable will add an additional NIC. Execute ROUTE PRINT to see what this table looks like. A routing table is resolved top to bottom. You may have to make manual entries to the routing table in PC2 and PC6. This is not easy to understand for newbies and am not able to handhold you step by step. That's the basic...
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Once you place a home router between two LANs, you are basically cutting off normal access from one LAN to the next. The only communication you need between the two LANs is PC2 to PC6? Place a cable between the two will work BUT you have to pay attention to the ROUTING TABLE on the two PCs.

A ROUTING TABLE is a "traffic" table entry on each PC that tell it where to go, specially when you have more than one NIC, and the new cable will add an additional NIC. Execute ROUTE PRINT to see what this table looks like. A routing table is resolved top to bottom. You may have to make manual entries to the routing table in PC2 and PC6. This is not easy to understand for newbies and am not able to handhold you step by step. That's the basic information, the rest is on you.

Of course if you are able to get rid of router2 somehow so everybody is on the same LAN then your problem goes away.
 
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Okay thank you for your answer.

I just practice using Packet Tracer it was helpful. I hope in the real thing it helps too.
 
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