I recently installed a wireless HUB from NetComm (3G25W-R) to provide internet in a rural setting using the Rogers network. I'm looking for a way to extend the wireless capability of the HUB by adding an external routers (I have several TP-Links, D-Links and even an old Linksys WRT54G!) kicking around that I should be able to "add" to the HUB using one of the 4 LAN ports but this doesn't seem to work by just plugging the external router into the HUB. TP Links have the same IP address as the HUBs ie 192.168.1.1 so I'm thinking that might be part of the problem but the D-Link is 192.168.0.1. At the same time I want to be able to monitor and control the data/bandwidth use of the connection as my usage costs are pretty steep but have very few other options available to me at the moment. Anyone have any ideas as to whether or not Gargoyle might help??
Thanks!
Connecting wireless router to a NetComm Hub?
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Re: Connecting wireless router to a NetComm Hub?
1) How fast is your bandwidth upstream/downstream?
2) How many total users will be sharing this?
3) What are the exact make/models you have available for routers?
All this will factor in.
You want to put the most powerful router you have
(Ram, CPU speed, etc) as the #1 main router to your internet and
also make sure that router can run Gargoyle so you can monitor.
Next, any other users could be added on as a separate router
and each could have their own subnet.
For example:
Main Router to internet = 192.168.0.1
Router #1 in Lan1 = giving out DHCP subnets of 192.168.1.xx
Router #2 in Lan2 = giving out DHCP subnets of 192.168.2.xx
etc
That will be your simplest
On the main router, you can just monitor each of the add-on
routers. So Router #1 - will have DHCP of 192.168.0.xx
Router #2 - will have DHCP of 192.168.0.yy, etc.
I believe you have to leave them DHCP, not static, to
allow the monitoring to work.
2) How many total users will be sharing this?
3) What are the exact make/models you have available for routers?
All this will factor in.
You want to put the most powerful router you have
(Ram, CPU speed, etc) as the #1 main router to your internet and
also make sure that router can run Gargoyle so you can monitor.
Next, any other users could be added on as a separate router
and each could have their own subnet.
For example:
Main Router to internet = 192.168.0.1
Router #1 in Lan1 = giving out DHCP subnets of 192.168.1.xx
Router #2 in Lan2 = giving out DHCP subnets of 192.168.2.xx
etc
That will be your simplest
On the main router, you can just monitor each of the add-on
routers. So Router #1 - will have DHCP of 192.168.0.xx
Router #2 - will have DHCP of 192.168.0.yy, etc.
I believe you have to leave them DHCP, not static, to
allow the monitoring to work.