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It's the same access point (wireless) and same ISP connection. However, if I'm connected to router #1, I can't see any content on Router #2 on the local network. Is there a way to fix this? It cripples my ability to stream. :)

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  • Use the second router as (or replace it with) a switch or access point, leave its WAN side unused. May 6, 2013 at 22:36
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    Can you explain your setup? You have one access point and two routers? What are those routers doing? And are the routers bridging? If so, how? WDS? Which device is the DHCP server or do you have more than one DHCP server? Which device is doing NAT or are more than one? May 6, 2013 at 22:59
  • @DavidSchwartz I've got a Rogers Modem (Hitron) / Router hybrid and what appears to be this router. bestbuy.com/site/… Someone else configured it - so I'm not sure how it's setup currently. I can't access the Netgear as the PCs I've tried all seem to access the rogers modem via the gateway URL. May 6, 2013 at 23:02
  • I'll also note we have one access point - wireless devices are fine it's jsut some of the ethernet devices are plugged into the netgear. Those can't see the ones on the rogers modem. May 6, 2013 at 23:03
  • @VaughanHilts: It sounds like someone set you up with multiple LANs for some reason. May 6, 2013 at 23:09

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I'm assuming your second router (the one that doesn't connect to the Internet) is wired to the other router by a LAN-to-WAN connection. This is the problem -- you should not connect a LAN port to a WAN port (other than connecting a router to a modem) unless you have a very unusual reason to do so.

Here's the fix:

  1. Log into the second router and disable its DHCP server.

  2. Move the connection to the first router from the second router's WAN port to one of its LAN ports.

  3. Do not use the second router's WAN port, the second router is not connected to a WAN.

  4. Make sure the second router's LAN port IP address assignment does not conflict with the first router's LAN IP assignment. The best IP to assign is one inside the first router's subnet but outside its DHCP range. (Or you can just hope this won't be a problem. Or change it to something unlikely to conflict like 192.168.205.1)

  5. If you know how to do a DHCP release/renew on each computer connected to the second router, do so. Otherwise, reboot each machine connected to the second router.

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  • Worked a treat, thanks for saving me some money on a switch. :) May 7, 2013 at 12:16
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You can just pick one router as primary (the more powerful one), and setup the other one in bridge mode. Every device attached to both routers will be in the same local network.

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  • How would I do this? When I go to my Gateway URL, all I see is my Rogers box web UI. May 6, 2013 at 22:54
  • Each router will have its own configuration URL. You should look at the manual of them. May 6, 2013 at 22:58
  • I'm using this, but my devices under switch (connected to router) dont see each other, just other devices connected to router.
    – Danmaxis
    Jul 15, 2020 at 0:44
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This means that the two routers are not exchanging the routing tables. If you are using DD-WRT, set the router connected to the internet as Gateway in the Operation Mode setting. And set the other router to Router. Make sure a dynamic routing protocol (like RIP2) is used between the two routers so they can exchange the routing table.

And double check the security, firewall, and discoverability settings if they are not in line with what you want.

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