Nectomm Modem/Router connecting to D-LInk Wireless Router

[Shadow1386]

Hi. I'm just wondering about the best configuration for my network.

I have a Netcomm NB5 adsl2 modem/router, and a D-link DI-524 AirG wireless router. There are 2 laptops to connect wirelessly to the network.

Originally I had the one ethernet port on the modem going to the WAN port on the wireless router, which seemed to work, except every few days the internet would stop working, with IE complaining about dns errors. Restarting the modem and wireless router would fix that, so I though it may be an IP/dhcp problem.

After trying to fix the issue I realised it was lucky to have worked at all. The default IP on the modem is 192.168.1.1, and the default on the router is 192.168.0.1. I've tried assigning static IP addresses all on the same subnet, switching which is the DHCP server, and messed with a myriad of other settings. All of which seem to have only caused more issues without resolving the first.

Any suggestions on the correct/best configuration, and help with the settings, would be much appreciated :)

Thanks

[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!