Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2017 3:39 Post subject: Connectiong lan router to wan router configuration question
Hey Folks -
I have 2 routers, a new att router, and my ddwrt linksys.
The att router I get internet through, and my ddwrt linksys is for my lan with a few computers connected to it.
Everything works fine, except that I have to keep switching networks to either access the internet, or access the computers on my lan.
What is the best way I could connect my ddwrt lan router, to the att wan router, so that I could stay on 1 network and access both the internet, and my lan computers without switching - and still keep my lan computers/files private from the wan?
The ddwrt is in repeater mode from an older setup I use to have but I will have no need for a repeater in this current setup, both routers are close together and I prefer to wire the ddwrt to the att router
Would I just change the ddwrt to access point mode, and make sure it's on a different subnet from the att router?
I would bridge the modem if possible and use own router for everything
This particular att router doesn't have a bridged mode. It does have a "cascading routers" section, but I haven't looked in to it much at this point.
I suppose I could wire the att router to the linksys, disable wifi on the att router, then use the linksys for everything.
My linksys is a little old and was never considered a great model, it is wrt54g2. It works fine for lan access, but it seems like it would be nice to use the new att router for wifi
Thanks for your reply I look forward to learning the best config for this setup
