different ranges of IP addresses

[Roman Sourinovich]

I have two networks at my office.
And I need to connect the IP address 192.168.2.167 to network with address range 192.168.1.x

How can I do this?

Thanks alot.

 

[bill001g]

That is the definition of a router.

Problem is the boxes you buy in the stores are not actually routers even though every box says that. Those devices are designed to connect a single lan network to the internet. They are better called gateways.

What you need is a true router. There might be a consumer grade "gateway" that has the simple ability to route between 2 networks but it would take massive digging though the details.

The exact solution will depend on what other functions you need.

The general solution when used inside a single office to connect different lan networks is to use a layer 3 switch. This is in a way just another name for a router but there are small difference that I will ignore. Layer 3 switches tends to be faster than a router.

It really depends on how much money you have to spend and what type of performance you need and any other features.

The cheapest and simplest way for a small installation is to load third party firmware like dd-wrt onto a consumer "gateway". This software will add all the features of a true router. It of course is much more complex to configure which is one of the key reasons consumer devices have eliminated the features most people will never use.

 

[jsmithepa]

A business-class router with 2 ethernet ports, several usd$hundreds to thousand.

If you are willing volunteer more info, maybe we can provide a work-around.

 

[molletts]

In a pinch, you can configure a Windows PC as a router, but performance won't be stellar. Linux does a better job but your best bet is to use a switch that has "static routing" capability. It will be much cheaper than a dedicated router and will usually have better performance than all but the most expensive routers (try finding an affordable router that can route traffic at wire speed on a gigabit network).

Any Layer 2+ switch should do this, but some cheaper "smart" units also support static routing - for example, the Netgear GS748Tv4 and a few others in the range.

Stephen