I have a question for anyone that might know if this setup will work. And I will attempt to keep this explanation extremely basic just to get to the point, but if any further details are needed just let me know.
My cable modem is plugged into my 8 port Netgear Switch.
Then 2 Linksys 4 port Routers are plugged into that switch.
One of these routers is both wirless and wired, and the other is just wired.
All computers that are connected wired, or wireless all have access to each other on the same shared router, and all have internet access.
But the computers that are on router a, can't see computers on router b.
I understand that is because that is just the way these routers work. But what I want to make happen is all computers, connected to router a & b , see each other on the same workgroup so I can use file sharing as I always have while just using a 4 port.
If anyone knows that this can be done with success, great!
If not let me know before I spend many more pointless hours trying.
Also for a little more background. My isp will only allow 3 connected devices to have an external IP address to the world.
So my modem, and the 2 routers take up the 3 available. I know I could fix this if I would just by a 8 port router and a wireless access point, but I want to "try" and make all this work with what I have.
Any help or insight will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Sam
My cable modem is plugged into my 8 port Netgear Switch.
Then 2 Linksys 4 port Routers are plugged into that switch.
One of these routers is both wirless and wired, and the other is just wired.
All computers that are connected wired, or wireless all have access to each other on the same shared router, and all have internet access.
But the computers that are on router a, can't see computers on router b.
I understand that is because that is just the way these routers work. But what I want to make happen is all computers, connected to router a & b , see each other on the same workgroup so I can use file sharing as I always have while just using a 4 port.
If anyone knows that this can be done with success, great!
If not let me know before I spend many more pointless hours trying.
Also for a little more background. My isp will only allow 3 connected devices to have an external IP address to the world.
So my modem, and the 2 routers take up the 3 available. I know I could fix this if I would just by a 8 port router and a wireless access point, but I want to "try" and make all this work with what I have.
Any help or insight will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Sam