2 routers, same model, same config, big problem

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GeorgeR
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2 routers, same model, same config, big problem

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My setup is as follows:

(a) Asus N66U (default firmware) ----------- (b) TPLink WR4039ND (gargoyle, wireless repeater) ========= (c) TPLink WR4039ND (gargoyle, wireless repeater)

-------- is wireless
====== is wired

Both b and c point to a for their dhcp server and repeater, however c isn't quite in range, but I figured that didnt matter. b and c work independently, however when I connected c to b with a CAT6 cable, and computers using b go ape shit and don't know where to get their IP from, and don't connect to the internet. Ideally c would be a simple switch, but I don't have one - I do have 2x WR4039ND's!

So the question is, what config should I be using when 2 repeater routers are connected to each other with a cable?

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Re: 2 routers, same model, same config, big problem

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GeorgeR wrote:don't know where to get their IP from, and don't connect to the internet.
Turn off DHCP in all but one of the router, the one acting as internet gateway.
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