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I have a wireless router/modem (Router 1) in my living room. This is connected to the internet (cable). Wireless is disabled as the router has a terrible wireless range. My Xbox is connected via ethernet to Router 1. Another LAN output from Router 1 connects to a powerline adapter. Router 1 acts as a DHCP server on 192.168.0.x and has the IP 192.168.0.1
In a second room I have Router 2. This has the powerline feed from Router 1 going into the WAN socket. This router runs the Tomato Firmware and acts as a wireless router for the rest of the house using the IP range 192.168.1.x. Router 2 IP is 192.168.1.1. My Mac is connected to Router 2 using a LAN cable and has the IP 192.168.0.133. Several mobile devices need wireless access. I want an ethernet connection to my Mac, not wireless.
I should be able to use software like Connect360 to share media from my Mac to the XBox but the XBox does not see my Mac. I can ping 192.168.0.1 from the Mac.
Is this possible using my current setup? If so, how?
Can you clarify what you mean by "I want an ethernet connection to my Mac, not wireless"? – Hassan – 2012-06-06T20:21:18.033
That is what I currently have. I just wrote that in case someone said 'oh just make a big wireless network' . I prefer to have a proper wired LAN connection on my main computer. The powerline connection via the two routers gives me a reliable and fast connection. I don't want to change that. – codecowboy – 2012-06-06T21:55:03.737
Do you have the firewall on router 2 turned off? – Hassan – 2012-06-06T22:00:24.740
No. I don't currently have any rules for whatever file sharing / streaming protocol XBox uses. – codecowboy – 2012-06-07T04:07:55.253
Well it's a possibility that the firewall on router 2 is causing the connection to be blocked. – Hassan – 2012-06-07T04:11:49.177
Should 192.168.1.x ips be able to automatically talk to 192.168.0.x ips then? I thought I would have to do some kind of routing. – codecowboy – 2012-06-07T05:28:05.580
Yeah it's not difficult. Just route to your mac from router 2. Although I suspect this may be the case, it could also be nothing. Worth a try though. – Hassan – 2012-06-07T07:06:37.157
I tried opening all the relevant ports on Router 2. Still nothing. I cannot ping from Router 1 to my Mac. But it works in the opposite direction – codecowboy – 2012-06-07T08:06:09.647
I'm afraid I'm as flummoxed as you are at this point. I hope someone comes along with a proper answer. – Hassan – 2012-06-07T09:33:31.050