Multiple Router Question

[edno]

Hi all,

I have two routers, both D-Link:

DI-604: D-Link DI-604 4-Port Broadband Router
DSL-G604T: Wireless G ADSL Router Modem - DSL-G604T by D-Link

The DI-604 is a wired DSL router and the G604T is an ADSL wireless router. Want I want to be able to do is have both routers in the same network, with the 604 as the gateway router (it has to be as my ISP is DSL) and then have the G604T running alongside to utilise the wireless capabilities. I have managed to get both running alongside each other, by disabling the DHCP on the G604T and then manually assigning an IP address. However, when I log in to the browser admin section to configure WEP, once I have done this, none of my wireless devices can access the secured network I am attempting to create... everything works fine if the WEP is not enabled though!! I have spoken to D-Link about this and they seem to think that as the G604T is effectively now operating as a wireless switch, then it isn't possible to utilise the WEP. I had thought about assigning a MAC address access list to the wireless portion as I only have a few wireless devices, but I am unsure how reliable and more importantly, secure this would be - any thoughts would be welcome!! Also, if I did this, I would want some way of hiding the SSID as well - I don't know if this is something which can be done as standard with routers or not??

So, if anyone has any ideas as to how I could secure the wireless network without purchasing additional hardware, I would be very grateful.

[johnwill]

Connecting two SOHO broadband routers together.

Configure the IP address of the secondary router to be in the same subnet as the primary router, but out of the range of the DHCP server in the primary router. For instance DHCP server addresses 192.168.0.2 through 192.168.0.100, I'd assign the secondary router 192.168.0.254 as it's IP address.

Disable the DHCP server in the secondary router.

Setup the wireless section just the way you would if it was the primary router.

Connect from the primary router's LAN port to one of the LAN ports on the secondary router. If there is no uplink port and neither of the routers have auto-sensing ports, use a cross-over cable. Leave the WAN port unconnected!