Linking a WRT610N to the internet through a ZyXEL P-2601HN.

[DavidDechel]

Hi all,

I am new on this forum, so please excuse me if this has been answered before or if I am posting in the wrong place.

I am trying to access the internet trough my WRT610N connected to a ZyXEL P-2601HN provided by my ISP.

I have the WRT610 all setup and working, but I cannot connect to the internet. I have tried a lot, but I really need help at this point.


The WRT610N is a the latest firmware version.

The WRT610 is connected (Internet) by cable to the Zyxel (one of the four ports)with a cat.5E patch cable.

I hope you can help – the wireless is so much better on the WRT610N than the ZyXel. I am not particularly good with computers and IP adresses, so please be very specific.

kind regards,

David
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[Emerald]

there should be two way to solve the problem

1) set up the Linksys as an AP (access point)

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/36406-43-convert-wireless-router-wireless-access-point

2) since the Zyxel is using a LAN IP of 192.168.1.1 you will need to change the LAN IP of the Linksys to 192.168.5.1 since the WAN IP, assigned to the Linksys by the Zyxel, and the LAN IP cannot be of the same IP scheme

 

[DavidDechel]

Thank you for the answer.

I did second option - the Zyxel was setup as 10.0.0.1 and I changed the Linksys to 10.0.0.3 and I got passage through after a few restarts.

However, now the speed of my Linksys has started to vary a lot (mostly being untolerably low). Any idea what is going on here and what I can do to get it up to speed?

 

[Emerald]

did you change the Linksys LAN IP to 10.0.0.3?

 

[DavidDechel]

did you change the Linksys LAN IP to 10.0.0.3?

Yes!

 

[Emerald]

are you trying to setup a separate network? if so computer connected to the Linksys will not be able to share files and printers with devices connected to the Zyxel.

in option 2 the Linksys LAN IP needs to be different from the Zyxel IP it should NOT be 10.0.0.xxx.

if the main reason you are using the Linksys is because of the N-wireless you are better off using option1

 

[DavidDechel]

Thanks.

1. I'm not trying to setup different networks - In the past, all computers, NAS, phones etc. has been connected to the WRT610N.

2. I get your point about the IP - However, the 10.0.0.XX solution get's me through to the internet through the WRT610N - the "old" 192.168.1.1 did not... If it is just a question about the IP's not being identical, I guess that the 192..... should have worked as well.

3. I am using the WRT610N only because the range and stability of the ISP supplied ZyXEL is sub-standard.