can 2 gateways exist in same network?

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On 3 Dec 2004 08:33:28 -0800, kevindu28@yahoo.com (kd) wrote:

>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.



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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