After installing A Network Switch I Cannot Network with Other Computers?
July 11th, 2007 | by switch |
mapka2000 asked:
Currently I have the following connection on my home network: A cable modem connected to a DI604 router, out of the router I have a Vista premium desktop, a printer, and the D-link switch. Connected to an other port on the switch I have a Netgear wireless router. Originally I had only the Netgear router in the system but installed the D-link router and switch to move the wireless router to a better position for recieving. The problem is that when I was running only the Netgear router I had communication between the Vista desktop and the XP laptop via the wireless connection, but now I no longer can communicate between the two computers. I can get to the internet from either computer no problem. I can also print to the network printer through either computer.
GERARD
Currently I have the following connection on my home network: A cable modem connected to a DI604 router, out of the router I have a Vista premium desktop, a printer, and the D-link switch. Connected to an other port on the switch I have a Netgear wireless router. Originally I had only the Netgear router in the system but installed the D-link router and switch to move the wireless router to a better position for recieving. The problem is that when I was running only the Netgear router I had communication between the Vista desktop and the XP laptop via the wireless connection, but now I no longer can communicate between the two computers. I can get to the internet from either computer no problem. I can also print to the network printer through either computer.
GERARD
2 Responses to “After installing A Network Switch I Cannot Network with Other Computers?”
By pdq on Jul 12, 2007 | Reply
Your problem is probably the wireless router. The thing you have to remember about a Wireless Router is that it is not really a single device. If we were to use a stereo system as an analogy, then tape deck would be a single device. But, an amplifier with a built in tuner and turntable would not be a single device. Your Wireless Router is like the amplifier/tuner/turntable combination.
In the case of your Wireless Router it is really three devices. First it is a Router. Second it is a Wireless Access Point, and Third it is a LAN Switch.
Under your old set up you were utilizing all three of these devices. In your new set up you really only want to use the Wireless Access Point device. What you need to do is go into the Netgear Router and disable its router functions. Then you can use the Wirless Access Point as you have planned.
Don’t worry about the switch, you probably cannot disable it and it will not interfere with what you are trying to do.
Also, make sure that your D-Link is set up as your DHCP server. Your Netgear probably cannot act as a DHCP client, so you will need to assign the Netgear with a static IP Address in the appropriate network range. But, make sure this static IP address is not within the range that the DHCP will be assigning.
Just in case you are not familiar with Network Ranges in IP addressing The Network Range is determined by the Subnet Mask. Most likely your subnet mask will be 255.255.255.0. This means if you are using a Class C Private IP Address every IP address on your network will have to have the first three octets be the same. For example 192.168.1.x. The x would be replaced with a unique number between 1 and 254. The 1 can be replaced with any number between 1 and 254, but all the devices in your network will have to have the same number.
Hope this helps.
NOTE: In the event the Netgear does not allow for its Router functions to be disabled, you may need to replace it with a Wireless Access Point (ex. Linksys WAP54G - just make sure the device you purchase is called an Access Point and not a Wireless Router).
By Stephanus J Alex Taidri on Jul 15, 2007 | Reply
Hi, try to make a DLINK switch as the center of connection to your wireless router. See the diagram below:
DLINK SWITCH in:
Port (1)—wired— DLINK Wireless Router )))wireless))) Laptop
Port (2)—wired— NetGear Wireless Router
Port (3)—wired— PC + Printer (via USB?)
Give the same IP address segment for the two Wireless router, but carefully define the DHCP pool using different range.
Example:
IP address for DLINK wireless: 192.168.1.1 255.255.255.0
DHCP Pool: 192.168.1.2 - 192.168.1.50
IP address for Netgear wireless: 192.168.1.51 255.255.255.0
DHCP Pool: 192.168.1.52 - 192.168.1.100
IP Address for your PC: 192.168.1.101 255.255.255.0
IP Address for your laptop: It will get the IP address automatically from DHCP pool of appropriate AP it’s connected to.
In that case, all the PCs/Laptop from wired and wireless are in the same segment and should be able to network together. Good luck