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"Cliff" <cliffj_green_nospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Can anyone please help or advise?
>
> I have a D-Link router DSL-504 connected to give me ADSL connectivity.
> This
> has an IP address of 192.168.0.1. This also acts a a DHCP server.
> I want to connect a Netgear WGR614 Wireless AP and router to this. The
> Netgear has a default IP address which is the same as the D-Link.

According to the installation guide, the DSL-504T has a default IP address
of 192.168.1.1.

> Should I
> change this default before I connect it?
> I expect the DLink would assign it the next IP address which would be
> 192.168.0.5 or should I just connect it? Even if I change the IP address
> to
> something else the DLink could still try and assign something different.
>
> Any advice appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Cliff

Are you using the Netgear router as just another AP but you have the Netgear
on hand, or are you trying to setup a second subnet (LAN)?

If you are just using the Netgear as another AP, change its LAN IP address
to be different than the D-Link router and outside the range of addresses
used by the D-Link's DHCP server. The address must be 192.1678.0.x if
that's what the D-Link is using on the LAN. Then disable the DHCP server on
the Netgear. Don't use the WAN port on the Netgear. Connect from a LAN
port on the D-Link to a LAN port on the Netgear (normally you would use a
crossover cable on a switch-to-switch connection, but the Netgear has
Auto-Uplink, AKA Auto-Crossover).

If you are setting up a second subnet, then connect a LAN port on the D-Link
to the WAN port on the Netgear. Change the Netgear to use a different
subnet address (not 192.168.0.x) like 192.168.2.x on its LAN. Keep the DHCP
server enabled on the Netgear.

Ron Bandes, CCNP, CTT+, etc.