1

Here's the setup:

MODEM
  |
ROUTER 1
WAN IP: (INTERNET), LAN IP: 192.168.1.1
-> PC1 192.168.1.100
-> PC2 192.168.1.101
  |
ROUTER 2
WAN IP: 192.168.1.254, LAN IP: 192.168.2.1
-> PC3 192.168.2.100
-> PC4 192.168.2.101
  |
ROUTER 3
WAN IP: 192.168.2.254, LAN IP: 192.168.3.1
-> PC5 192.168.3.100
-> PC6 192.168.3.101
-> PRINTER 192.168.3.102

PC5 and PC6 can print to PRINTER fine, since the printer is on the same network, however, I need to be able to print to the printer from PC3 and PC4 -- I don't care about PC1 and PC2. If PRINTER was plugged into ROUTER 2, that wouldn't be a problem, however, the printer is connected to ROUTER 3 and there is no way around it.

What are my options in enabling PC3 and PC4 to print to PRINTER? Some kind of routing? Or can I put ROUTER 2 and ROUTER 3 on the same network?

NightHawk
  • 113
  • 2

1 Answers1

1

You need to add a static route to router 2 that tell it that the network 192.168.3.0/24 is behind 192.168.2.254. Now, if Router 3 is performing NAT (network address translation) you will need to forward the appropriate ports from the WAN interface to the printer.

SpacemanSpiff
  • 8,733
  • 1
  • 23
  • 35
  • and if you do happen to want full routing later on, you'll need to tell router 1 that both 192.168.2.0/24 and 192.168.3.0/24 are behind router 2. I would also disable address translation on router's 2 and 3, eventually. – SpacemanSpiff Jun 11 '11 at 00:50
  • I'm not familiar with the static route. On router 2, under static route, I have to populate the following fields: destination, subnet mask, gateway, and hop count. Would the destination be 192.168.3.102, subnet 255.255.255.0, and gateway 192.168.2.254? – NightHawk Jun 11 '11 at 01:31
  • if you use the EXACT ip of the printer, then you would use type in 192.168.3.102 subnet mask 255.255.255.255 gateway 192.168.2.254. If you want to be able to access any device behind router 3 you would add the network like I suggested above by typing in 192.168.3.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 gateway 192.168.2.254. – SpacemanSpiff Jun 11 '11 at 03:19