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Bandwidth issue Connecting 2 routers

Apr 18, 2005 8:32AM PDT

Hi,

I've been trying to get the 4 computers in my household hooked up to my DSL internet using a 4 port linksys router (not wireless) and a 4 port Trendnet TEW-431BRP Wireless router. Here is the setup I have a present:

Linksys router is 192.168.1.1
IP range starts at .100
DHCP is enabled

TRENDNET router is at 192.168.1.2
IP range starts at .110
DHCP is disabled

With this setup, everytihng is 'working' however, I expecrience and extremely slow conneciton whilst both routers are attached to each other. I'm asusming bandwidth is getting split in the process and want to know if there is any way to avoid this, or anytihng in my setup that may be causing this? Any replies would be much appreciated.

Johnny

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(NT) (NT) try enabled both dhcp.. see what happened..
Apr 18, 2005 4:12PM PDT
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Change address
Apr 19, 2005 5:19PM PDT

I suspect you have connected the TRENDNET WAN port to Linksys LAN port. If you do, change the address from 192.168.1.2 to 192.168.2.2 with DHCP enabled.