Wouldn't double NAT be an issue?
On Sun, Sep 15, 2013 at 4:01 PM, Robert Martin Jr. <lopaka_...@yahoo.com>wrote: > Yes, no problem at all with that setup. I have 3 wireless routers at my > house. The second and third use the first as the gateway. My network's > using 3 different subnets so I can prioritize traffic easily. Gaming, work, > and home/VOIP networks. > > lopaka > > > ________________________________ > From: Brian Weeden <brian.wee...@gmail.com> > To: hardware <hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com> > Sent: Sunday, September 15, 2013 5:51 AM > Subject: [H] Using two routers at the same time. but only one for WiFi > > > Got a bit of a problem with my home network. I've got FIOS (which I love) > but the WiFi signal from the FIOS router is not strong enough to go up to > our bedroom. Also, it's speeds are not all that great. > > A few months ago I looked into setting up a WiFi extender for the network. > Unfortunately, none of the Actiontec routers that Verizon uses support it: > > http://forums.verizon.com/t5/Home-Networking/Actiontec-router-does-not-support-wireless-range-extender-so-how/td-p/553721 > > I've confirmed that my router is one of these. I was also told that > replacing the FIOS router completely was not an option because it's needed > for the IPTV to function. > > So, I was thinking it should be possible to turn off the WiFi portion of > the FIOS router and add a new router to the network that will handle the > wireless duties. As long as I set the new router to use the FIOS router for > its gateway, things should work, right? > > Would it be preferable to run off DHCP for the new router and have the FIOS > router handle those duties? Or should I let the new router get it's IP > address from the FIOS router and then all the wireless devices get their IP > addresses from the new router? In that case I'd obviously have to make sure > they were on different IP ranges. > > > --------- > Brian > -- Best Regards, Zulfiqar Naushad
