Hi all. Having an interesting issue that I hope I can get help with.
I have a home office with the following network structure:
Network Map
Recently, I tried to add an ASUS RT-N12 Router between my PC and the D-Link switch in order to gain a stronger Wifi connection. To quote Douglas Adams, "This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move."
Basically, my network starts at the Verizon router (Actiontec MI424WR Rev. E) which connects to a D-Link DSS-16+ multi-port switch through Port #1.
The rest of the network is as follows:
I placed the ASUS router between my PC and the D-Link DSS-16+ switch. Upon doing this, I lost access to the NAS on Port 2, the printer on port #3 and the shared folder from port #5. Further, prior to connecting the router, when I looked at my "Network" list in File Explorer I would see listed the NAS and the other 4 PC's on the network. After adding the ASUS router, those were no longer visible.
I called in a IT guy that we had used previously and he was able to fix it so that I could now see the NAS, printer and the shared scan folder from port #5. Unfortunately, the computers at ports 4 and 6 lost internet connection. As soon as removed the ASUS router from the network, those computers regained their internet access.
So my question is.....what the spit? I'm unsure why I lost access to those three network resources (NAS, printer & shared scan folder). I'm also lost as to why those two pc's lost internet access when the IT guy fixed my connection.
I'm wondering if I should have picked up a wifi access point instead of the router? Is that the easiest solution?
Any advice is greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
n00blet73
I have a home office with the following network structure:
Network Map
Recently, I tried to add an ASUS RT-N12 Router between my PC and the D-Link switch in order to gain a stronger Wifi connection. To quote Douglas Adams, "This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move."
Basically, my network starts at the Verizon router (Actiontec MI424WR Rev. E) which connects to a D-Link DSS-16+ multi-port switch through Port #1.
The rest of the network is as follows:
■ Port #2: D-Link DNS-321 NAS
■ Port #3: Brother MRC-L6800DW
■ Port #4: Custom built Windows PC
■ Port #5: Custom built Windows PC (This pc contains the shared destination folder for scans made at the Brother printer on Port #3)
■ Port #6: Custom built Windows PC
■ Port #7: Custom built Windows PC
■ Port #8: Custom built Windows PC (My computer and the focus of this query)
■ Port #9: TP-Link TL-WA701ND 150 Mbps Wireless N Access Point. This is then connected to a 4 port switch which is connected to an Xbox and a PlayStation
■ Port #10: Amped Wireless AP300 High Power Wireless-300N Smart Access Point connected to a Samsung Smart Tv
I placed the ASUS router between my PC and the D-Link DSS-16+ switch. Upon doing this, I lost access to the NAS on Port 2, the printer on port #3 and the shared folder from port #5. Further, prior to connecting the router, when I looked at my "Network" list in File Explorer I would see listed the NAS and the other 4 PC's on the network. After adding the ASUS router, those were no longer visible.
I called in a IT guy that we had used previously and he was able to fix it so that I could now see the NAS, printer and the shared scan folder from port #5. Unfortunately, the computers at ports 4 and 6 lost internet connection. As soon as removed the ASUS router from the network, those computers regained their internet access.
So my question is.....what the spit? I'm unsure why I lost access to those three network resources (NAS, printer & shared scan folder). I'm also lost as to why those two pc's lost internet access when the IT guy fixed my connection.
I'm wondering if I should have picked up a wifi access point instead of the router? Is that the easiest solution?
Any advice is greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
n00blet73
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