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thesaltman · 02-08-2009, 10:05 AM

Hi,

Currently in a situation where there are a number of users all connected to a switch (which I don't have access to) which is then connected to the internet. This switch turns 'off' automatically at 11.00pm, and 'on' at 6.00am and uses MAC address filtering to regulate who/what is on the network. I also have a wireless router (which I do have access to) which is connected to a 1TB NAS box. The users on the wired network currently connect via wireless to the NAS box for basic file sharing. My computer is connected to both the NAS box and the wired network by wire (I have 2 NICs). My question is this: is it possible to route the NAS shares through the wired network to the users by using my computer as a sort of router between the 2 networks?

Below is the information about subnets and IPs etc which I have pulled from running the command "ipconfig /all":

Wired Network (that I cannont access):
DHCP Enabled: Yes
IPv4 Address: 172.20.24.38
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway: 172.20.24.1
DHCP Server: 10.30.0.2
DNS/WINS Server: 10.30.0.32

Wired Network (which has NAS and that I can access):
DHCP Enabled: No (although it is enabled in the router configuration ??)
IPv4 Address: 192.168.1.172
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway:
DNS/WINS Server:

The router that I have access to is set to assign IPs in the range of 192.168.1.100 upwards. I am surprised that "ipconfig /all" shows DHCP to be disabled for this connection.

Currently, my computer works fine and can access both networks simultaneously. So can I connect both networks? The purpose of connection is not to share the internet connection, but to allow access to the NAS (through my computer) through the wired network for a quicker connection.

Any comments appreciated,

Cheers.

02-08-2009, 10:05 AM	#1 (permalink)
thesaltman Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 1 OS: Windows Vista Ultimate SP1	2 Nics, 2 Networks and Connecting the 2 Hi, Currently in a situation where there are a number of users all connected to a switch (which I don't have access to) which is then connected to the internet. This switch turns 'off' automatically at 11.00pm, and 'on' at 6.00am and uses MAC address filtering to regulate who/what is on the network. I also have a wireless router (which I do have access to) which is connected to a 1TB NAS box. The users on the wired network currently connect via wireless to the NAS box for basic file sharing. My computer is connected to both the NAS box and the wired network by wire (I have 2 NICs). My question is this: is it possible to route the NAS shares through the wired network to the users by using my computer as a sort of router between the 2 networks? Below is the information about subnets and IPs etc which I have pulled from running the command "ipconfig /all": Wired Network (that I cannont access): DHCP Enabled: Yes IPv4 Address: 172.20.24.38 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 Default Gateway: 172.20.24.1 DHCP Server: 10.30.0.2 DNS/WINS Server: 10.30.0.32 Wired Network (which has NAS and that I can access): DHCP Enabled: No (although it is enabled in the router configuration ??) IPv4 Address: 192.168.1.172 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 Default Gateway: DNS/WINS Server: The router that I have access to is set to assign IPs in the range of 192.168.1.100 upwards. I am surprised that "ipconfig /all" shows DHCP to be disabled for this connection. Currently, my computer works fine and can access both networks simultaneously. So can I connect both networks? The purpose of connection is not to share the internet connection, but to allow access to the NAS (through my computer) through the wired network for a quicker connection. Any comments appreciated, Cheers.