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[Boss429]

I have a 4port linksys Router comming off a Cable modem. In the linksys uplink port is my SMC 4port wireless router. My comp behind the SMC on a WIRED connection.

Need to verify procedure to integrate the SMC into the Linksys network, seemlessly. Such that I can can access the linksys networks shared printer. Currently this does not happen.

Linksys Router : BEFSR41 (need to verify it, but it is close to this one)

SMC router : SMC7004AWBR or SMC7004VWBR

either way the SMC has 4 ports, Plus WAN maybe they just have some mixed up info there. has all features of the A model but has the 4 ports Plus WAN.



the default internal IPS are

192.168.1.x for the Linksys

192.168.2.x for the SMC

at the moment the linksys is pretending the SMC is a computer and giving it a IP. Im sure there is a function in the LINKSYS for the PROPER setup and implementation of the UPLINK port (or port 1 on some models)

Should i have the SMC use the same internal DHCP, while using STATIC Ips from the LINKSYS?

Or should i completely change one of the INTERAL IPs to something like 172.16.5.xxx ?

Currently, I cannot access any computer on the Linksys part of the network, including printers. however i can access the internet.

THis needs to be reverse or backwards compatible to. i need the Linksys network to "SEE" not just the router, but through it to the rest of the network, or sub-network.

[forbin]

Boss,

I would recommend using the Linksys as your DHCP server and turn it off on the SMC. That way, all of your servers will be on the same subnet .. currently you are on 2 networks which should be OK if you change your subnet mask to 255.255.0.0. Most likely, you are using a 255.255.255.0 mask which would prevent you from transversing the 192.168.1 and 192.168.2 networks.

Anyway, only the linksys should be the DHCP/NAT server and the SMC should act as a dumb router.

This post has been edited by forbin: Apr 16 2004, 12:39 AM