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Here is the home network plan:
Router/modem, provided by ISP. Set on:
192.168.1.1
. Connected to my ISP, provides internet.WIFI router (Linksys E900). Connected to (1) with LAN cable (plugged in WAN port), set on
192.168.0.11
. It creates WIFI network and all my devices are connected to it. DHCP is turned on, starting from192.168.0.100
for max 50 devices. It is also a default gateway for all connected devices.Client AP (TPLink TL-WR743ND), works in 'AP Client Router Mode'. Set on
192.168.2.11
. Has 4 LAN ports for various devices (that can not connect to wifi, so must be connected via wire). All connected devices get address from192.168.2.100
.
Client [3] is connected to WIFI network of router [2] on static address: 192.168.0.201
(outside of DHCP range). Default gateway is set to 192.168.0.11
(i.e. device [2]). DNS is 192.168.1.1
(i.e. device [1]).
Every network (192.168.0.*
and 192.168.2.*
) works fine with connected devices. However, I would like to be able to see devices between these networks. Even one directional access would be fine (from [2] to [3]).
How to join these two networks?
I tried various things, mostly by adding static routes. For example, I've added a static route on router [2] with the following params:
- destination ip/mask:
192.168.2.0/255.255.255.0
- gateway:
192.168.0.201
(the address of [3] in wifi network of [2])
But that didn't work.
Any ideas (without just existing devices)?
EDIT: I must have device [3] as I don't want to run wires through the whole house.
Seriously overcomplicating what should be simple. If at all feasible, skip device (3) entirely and just run wires to LAN ports on device (1) or (2). And as suggested in the answers already provided, don't make another network with device (2) [or (3) if you can't manage to run wires for the things on 3.] The advantage to direct wires will be less congestion on your wireless network for the devices that really need to be wireless... – Ecnerwal – 2013-10-13T23:57:32.870
1Cant do that - the whole point of [3] is to NOT put wires through the whole house. – Igor Spasic – 2013-10-14T05:08:25.457