can 2 gateways exist in same network?

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I have 2 Linksys routers for my home network. 1 wireless and 1
ethernet. The ethernet router is uplinked to the wireless router. The
wireless router's IP address is 192.168.1.1 and the ethernet router's
IP address is 192.168.1.2. By default I left the wireless router in
gateway mode. On the ethernet router I switched it to router mode.
The DHCP service is disabled on both routers.

Is this the proper way to make two routers exist on the same network
or should I
switch the ethernet router's working mode back to gateway?

kevd

Archived from groups: alt.internet.wireless (More info?)

> >I have 2 Linksys routers for my home network. 1 wireless and 1
> >ethernet. The ethernet router is uplinked to the wireless router. The
> >wireless router's IP address is 192.168.1.1 and the ethernet router's
> >IP address is 192.168.1.2. By default I left the wireless router in
> >gateway mode. On the ethernet router I switched it to router mode.
> >The DHCP service is disabled on both routers.
> >
> >Is this the proper way to make two routers exist on the same network
> >or should I
> >switch the ethernet router's working mode back to gateway?
>
> Yep. That's the correct way. The IP addresses are also correct. One
> of your unspecified Linksys routers acts normally as an ethernet
> router. The other unspecified Linksys wireless router is actually
> acting as an "access point", where the router and DHCP server features
> are disabled. This is a good arrangement as it allows the ethernet
> router to sit on the floor where all the cables come together, while
> the wireless box can sit high on a bookshelf where it has a better
> view of the coverage area.
>

Thanks for the confirmation...


kevd