i plug my pc into the rj45 port on my linksys router and get a 192.168.1.101 address. How can I make my wireless router get an ip from a wireless router downstairs? Thank you.
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17 years ago
i plug my pc into the rj45 port on my linksys router and get a 192.168.1.101 address. How can I make my wireless router get an ip from a wireless router downstairs? Thank you.
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Robert....
You probably can't. Very few consumer priced routers can be DHCP clients on their LAN side. Simply assign it a fixed address in the right range. There's no benefit in DHCP for routers anyway (there's almost no benefit for home networks at all in fact....).
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