uplinking routers

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I have 6 desktop computers and 2 laptops. Also i have a cable BEFSR41
router and a BEFW11S4 v4 wireless router. i would like to connect all
of them to the internet at the same time but i cannot get the wireless
router to have an internet connection and i have no idea what to do. if
you have any advice it would be greatly appreciated.

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James Knott wrote:

> mee4soccer@aol.com wrote:

>>I have 6 desktop computers and 2 laptops. Also i have a cable BEFSR41
>>router and a BEFW11S4 v4 wireless router. i would like to connect all
>>of them to the internet at the same time but i cannot get the wireless
>>router to have an internet connection and i have no idea what to do. if
>>you have any advice it would be greatly appreciated.

> While it is possible to cascade routers, just use one to connect to the
> internet and use a switch to add more connections.

Some like to cascade to keep the wireless network separate
from the home network. That has security advantages, though
it is less convenient if you do want to access home machines.

-- glen

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In article <1123349363.573413.286320@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
<mee4soccer@aol.com> wrote:
:I have 6 desktop computers and 2 laptops. Also i have a cable BEFSR41
:router and a BEFW11S4 v4 wireless router. i would like to connect all
f them to the internet at the same time but i cannot get the wireless
:router to have an internet connection and i have no idea what to do. if
:you have any advice it would be greatly appreciated.

Run a line from the BEFW11S4 *LAN* side to the BEFSR41.
Configure the BEFW11S4 to remove the default route that points
through the WAN, and instead have it point to the LAN. You can
deconfigure the WAN side and address it through it's LAN address.

That's pretty much all you have to do. The wireless side of the
BEFW11S4 is on the LAN, and the BEFW11S4 is happy to relay signals
as between the wired ports and unwired ports. Let the BEFSR41 router
handle all the NAT.

I have a fairly similar configuration.
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performance boost for most users by going dual-core [...] because it
is running the adware and spyware that [...] are otherwise slowing
down the single CPU that user has today" -- Herb Sutter