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mattabeast - Oct 23, 2006 - 3:27 pm

due to how my dsl was installed I have two different routers , one with my network and the other for the modem. can I use the other router to expand my network

The One - Oct 23, 2006 - 4:41 pm

With the two routers, is one of them a modem, or is a router?

And are they both wired?

Please specify information.

TechSupport - Oct 26, 2006 - 6:28 pm

TechSupport - Oct 26, 2006 - 6:29 pm

mattabeast - Oct 28, 2006 - 8:10 am

The 604 dlink router has a modem attached to it which is connected (via ethernet cable)to my network router (adaptec). I am thinking of adding another nas but I've run out of ports on the adaptec. Is it possible to use the dlink to expand my network, so it appears as one network?

gsahli - Oct 28, 2006 - 8:32 am

With many routers it it is possible to use the router as a switch. But you have to be able to turn off DHCP server and firewall in the router in the setup pages. On some brands you can have the output from one router go to the input (WAN/internet) connector of the router, but on others, you have to go from output (LAN) connector to one of the LAN connectors of the other router.

What I'm saying here is - experiment, it won't hurt anything.

gsahli - Nov 7, 2006 - 2:59 am

I'm closing this because there were no further responses.

(This is my standard reminder: Troubleshooting is an iterative process - there is no magic first time answer. You have to keep eliminating possibilities until you come to the correct answer.)