Hello,
The situation is as follows:
I have two wireless routers for the sake of clarity, we'll call them A and B. A is connected to the cable modem, while B is connected to A. The DHCP server of B is deactivated, so B should be serving only as a switch.
The wireless portions of the routers are configured on separate SSIDs and channels. Ideally, I would like to set A up as a secure network via WEP, and leave B as open .
So long as I run both networks as open/unsecured, I can access devices associated to B's wireless network from computers on A's wireless network. However, if I configure A and its associated devices for WEP, I am no longer able to access B's wireless devices from computers onn A.
Why is this the case? If B is serving as a switch, shouldn't I be able to access all devices on B regardless of how devices on A are connecting?
Thanks,
--Al