[SOLVED] How do I change the router (G1100) IP address?

[icyulkn]

I have two routers with the same IP address. I need to change the FIOS router IP (g1100) to something else. It's currently 192.168.1.1. Someone mentioned I should go to the Home/Office section and change it there, but when I do it says:
"IP Addresses: The Device's IP address should not be in the range of the IP pool"
when I try to change it to 192.168.1.2. I think it has something to do with the "Start IP Address:" and "End IP Address", but I don't know what to put in here. Can someone tell me exactly what to put in there if I try to change it to 192.168.1.2? I want to make sure I can log into the routers new IP without a problem, or without resetting it. Am I on the right track?

 

[USAFRet]

"Someone mentioned "

In what context?
What are you wanting to do with the two routers?

 

[icyulkn]

"Someone mentioned "

In what context?
What are you wanting to do with the two routers?

I'm trying to get into the second routers login/admin access. I can't do that if they are both 192.168.1.1. I just get the Verizon FIOS Router, not the Netgear Router.

I should mention I have dd-wrt installed on the Netgear router, so I can't access routerlogin.net

 

[USAFRet]

I meant...why the second router? What are you trying to do with it?
How is the netgear connected tot he G1100?

If you're wanting to use the second router as an Access Point, read here:

How do I convert my wireless router to a wireless AP (Access Point)?

How do I convert my wireless router to a wireless AP (Access Point)? While connected to the main router go Start then Run in XP - (Windows key plus R in Vista and Windows 7), then type in the following, including all the spaces:- cmd /k ipconfig /all -- then press Enter and from the black form...

forums.tomshardware.com

 

[McKeu]

I guess the problem is the following:
Your routers are set to use DHCP, which generally is a good thing, but DHCP comes with a range of IP addresses (from - to). This is meant to give devices that connect to your network, like smartphones, PCs, etc, a dynamic IP address.
Your routers IP addresses need to be static, though, so you cannot use an IP address from the DHCP range. So you can either set your router to an IP that is not in the DHCP range of any of your two routers, or you can adjust their DHCP range, so that it doesn't include the IP address that you want to give to the router.

Edit: Also, if you want to use both routers in the same network, you probably should give both a different DHCP pool or turn DHCP off for one of them, otherwise they might mess up each others DHCP lease. Having more than one active DHCP "server" in one network can easily lead to network poisoning and is generally a bad idea.

 

[McKeu]

As USAFRet said:
We would need to know what you are trying to achieve, in order to give you proper advice.

 

[jsmithepa]

U are getting that message 'cuz the DHCP pool is currently set for 2-254, go ahead change it to begin-end of 16-254, that gives you 15 statics to use/play with. After u make change, must reboot everything.