Important connections
- Gigabit Optical Internet <-> (ether1) Main Router #1
- (ether2) Main Router #1 <-> (ether1) WiFi Router #2
- (ether3) Main Router #1 <-> (ether1) PC #4
- (wlan1) WiFi Router #2 <-> (wlan1) Printer #5
- Red circles - static addresses
- Green bg circles - DHCP assigned addresses
- Interfaces are written for associated router
WiFi router configuration is currently intalled with built-in "Home AP Dual" mode and works well but only for internet access. For sake of simplicity, let's imagine this is brand new setup with no previous configuration.
Currently, WiFi router is configured in "Home AP Dual" mode with its own DHCP server in different IP range than main router LAN, but still, I can't access devices. Please help.
I found viewtopic.php?t=182534#p907650 answer, but I did not understood what is meant by "DHCP server should be on the bridge". Where should be a bridge, in LAN router or WiFi router?
I also found viewtopic.php?t=190846#p967349, and it seems to have similar solution. So, does that mean inside WiFi router I have to move ether1 from WAN list to LAN list and it will solve problem? I trust both LANs, of course.
Main router #1 configuration
Local Network
- IP Address: 192.168.8.1
- Netmask: 255.255.255.0 (/24)
- DHCP server range: 102.168.8.200 - 192.168.8.255
Internet
- IP Address: 192.168.8.2
- Netmask: 255.255.255.0 (/24)
- Disabled Firewall Router (?)
- IP Address: 192.168.88.1
- Netmask: 255.255.255.0 (/24)
- Disabled DHCP server (?)
- What else ???
Questions:
- How to enable connections from LAN #1 to LAN #2 devices and other way around?
- How to use same IP range for both LAN #1 and LAN #2 devices using DHCP? Is it wise decision to use same IP range for small office environment? I chose single range, just because there are less than 255 devices in this office.
- When VPN inside Main Router #1 is created, and I connect to this LAN #1 network from remote computer, will answer to question 1. enable access to LAN #2 devices from remote computer connected via VPN?