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--- single_ethernet_setup [2010/08/21 08:50]
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+++ single_ethernet_setup [2013/05/21 15:49] (current)
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 ====== Configuring Routers With One Ethernet Port======
+===== Introduction =====
 Some wireless routers such as the MR3201A and the original La Fonera 2200 have only one ethernet port.  This guide is meant to help users configure a router like this.
-====== Initial Configuration ======
+===== Initial Configuration =====
 When you first install Gargoyle firmware, wireless connectivity is disabled for security reasons.  Therefore you will need to connect the router to your computer via an ethernet cable:
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   - [[single_ethernet_setup#Configuring Wireless Client Mode|Use the router as a wireless client]]
-====== Configuring A Wireless Access Point ======
+===== Configuring A Wireless Access Point =====
 Configuring the router as an access point allows multiple computers to wirelessly share a single wired connection:
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-If your internet is provided through a DSL router with the DHCP server enabled (this is the default) you will need to check the subnet does not conflict the gargoyle router subnet. The default Gargoyle subnet is 192.168.1.x which is the same as many DSL routers. They must not be the same. Change Gargoyle "router IP" to something like 192.168.10.1
+If your internet is provided through a DSL router with the DHCP server enabled (this is the default) you will need to check the subnet does not conflict the gargoyle router subnet. The default Gargoyle subnet is 192.168.1.x which is the same as many DSL routers. They must not be the same.
+Log into your DSL router to find which subnet address it is using. (see router user manual)
+{{:lan.png|}}
+The two examples shown do not conflict because one is 192.168.0.x and the other is 192.168.1.x but if they were both 192.168.1.x you would need to change one of them.
+For example we could change the Gargoyle "router IP" to something like 192.168.10.1 if the DSL router was 192.168.1.x
+{{:dhcp3.png|}}
 Hit the big //Save Changes// button again, and immediately plug the ethernet cable from your cable modem into the router.
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-====== Configuring Wireless Client Mode ======
+===== Configuring Wireless Client Mode =====
 A router in wireless client mode allows the connection of a wired computer  to an existing wireless network:

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