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Guys, so here's what, I have a Samsung TV in my living room witch is connected to a router, this router is connected a modem through the WAN port, my PC is connected to this modem aswell, how can I connect to this TV using my PC? I can only find it in the laptop when it's connected in the router's wifi.
In other words, how can i merge this to LAN's so i can find whats in the router's LAN through the modem?
 
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Since you have two devices connected to your modem (PC and your router), I assume your modem is actually a modem/router with multiple LAN ports?

Do you actually need two subnets (one formed by the modem/router, the other by your router)? Your TV is on one subnet, your PC on another. That's why they can't communicate with each other. Two subnets is needed in certain unusual situations, but the vast majority of home users don't need it.

If you don't need it, you need to either remove your standalone router (plug the TV directly into the modem/router). Or, if the standalone router is providing some functionality like WiFi, you need to reconfigure the standalone router so it merely acts as a switch. That is, disable its DHCP server...
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Since you have two devices connected to your modem (PC and your router), I assume your modem is actually a modem/router with multiple LAN ports?

Do you actually need two subnets (one formed by the modem/router, the other by your router)? Your TV is on one subnet, your PC on another. That's why they can't communicate with each other. Two subnets is needed in certain unusual situations, but the vast majority of home users don't need it.

If you don't need it, you need to either remove your standalone router (plug the TV directly into the modem/router). Or, if the standalone router is providing some functionality like WiFi, you need to reconfigure the standalone router so it merely acts as a switch. That is, disable its DHCP server, move the cable from the modem to a LAN port, and cover up its WAN port with a piece of tape since nothing should be plugged into that port.

To be able to configure the standalone router after you do this, you also need to assign it a static LAN IP address. Read the "CASCADING A ROUTER (Same subnet)" section of this guide.

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/33700-42-ultimate-modem-router-setup-thread
 
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