It's always entertaining to see how much time and money people will spend trying to get something on the cheap, only to end up spending more to get it done right.
Well... not exactly. What you’ve done by designating the second router as 198.161.1.2 connected to the primary router 192.161.1.1 is create a separate Subnet. It’s still a router. If all you are wanting is Internet access through the second router, that will work fine, but if you want the nodes on both routers to see (and communicate with) each other, you’d have to set up routing tables. If you want that second router to connect to the primary network, you have to change the device mode to “Access Point”, then give it an address in primary router’s range; like 192.161.1.100.... On the secondary router, designate the second router from the typical 192.161.1.1 to 198.161.1.2 which makes it a device instead of a router. This method also helps eliminate speed throttling.
Totally agree.doing things cheaply and have to stay this is a business expense that you can't get around anymore, and it should be done properly.
I would think at some point you'll need a direct drop to the venue .. whether for alarms, remote video/temp/etc monitoring, or even guest use ... especially if you rent it for business meetings.
Yes... like I said, that method works if you just want to use the primary router as your Internet gateway. I have mine set up that way as well, with two separate SSID’s. However, my main (primary) router is where my cable modem hooks up to give me access to the Internet. The second router (which sits next to my primary router) has all the other nodes (servers, computers, and such) connected to it, on a separate Subnet. I hide that Subnet from public broadcasting, and I have the devices on it using MAC filtering. The primary router appears to have nothing attached to it, and since I have no router tables set up on it, no device that attaches to it can see any of the nodes attached to the second router (Subnet). I also have a third router on the other side of the house set up as an ACCESS POINT, attached to the second router (subnet). Again, this access point is invisible to anyone connected to the primary router, but has full access to all the computers, servers, and printers attached to the second router (Subnet). I have a fourth router with yet another subnet setup for my DJ business. It has a routing table set up to access my home media server, so I can copy new music to my DJ computers, which are attached to the DJ business router.
My question is how many devices do you plan to use that will require an internet connection?
If your house has no electricity, how many light bulbs are you going to use?
That's where you contact a company about internet service. See who can offer service in that area. I live in East Orange, NJ and can't get Optimum because I live in East Orange, NJ. I live on the border line of Newark and East Orange. You go on South Orange Avenue and you're in Newark.A modem is useless if there's no connection available. A router is useless if there's no connection available. Devices are useless if there's no connection available.
If your house has no electricity, how many light bulbs are you going to use?
That's where you contact a company about internet service. See who can offer service in that area. I live in East Orange, NJ and can't get Optimum because I live in East Orange, NJ. I live on the border line of Newark and East Orange. You go on South Orange Avenue and you're in Newark.
Which is what he's trying to figure out. Welcome to the current state of conversation.That's where you contact a company about internet service. See who can offer service in that area.