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So, this is the thing, I have 2 Floors, Internet modem (Huawei hg532e) is upstairs, I needed Internet coverage on both floors, so I decided to install a Powerline network because the Wi-Fi wasn’t enough since I have thick walls and floors. So, the Powerline go downstairs, and it is connected to a router.
I normally access the NAS using SMB (Samba), NFS and/or uPnP. When I go to Network on a Windows computer, I see the NAS as a computer in the network and also as a media device (I have both protocols enabled on the NAS)
The problem here is that the computers connected to the downstairs router are not able to get access to the NAS.
I was considering disabling the DHCP server on the downstairs router… But, that would require specific configuration on each device, and would not address the issue. I was also considering putting the downstairs router (TRENDnet TEW-731BR; Version v2.0R) on access point mode, but I don't see such option.
I tried to set the upstairs modem on: 192.168.1.254
, with address pool of: 192.168.1.65
to 192.168.1.253
, and mask: 255.255.255.0
and the downstairs router on: 192.168.1.64
, with address pool of: 192.168.1.1
to 192.168.1.63
. But it did not worked and I lost access to the downstairs router and had to reset it and reconfigure.
I was wondering if there's any other kind of solution.
I’m still learning networking, and I know all the basics but I have no idea here. Here is a pic of the network layout for reference.
How are you trying to access the NAS? – user2313067 – 2015-03-09T06:23:01.737
I normally access the NAS using SMB (Samba), NFS and/or uPnP. When I go to Network, on a Windows computer, I see the NAS as a computer in the network and also as a media device (I have both protocols enabled on the NAS). Thanks for the remark I already added this info to the original question. – David Muñoz – 2015-03-09T07:29:02.217
For such a small network you SHOULD disable DHCP on the downstairs router and let your ISP's device do all the hard work. Set your downstairs router into "access-point" or "bridge" mode (or manually configure it with a static (or reserved) IP (outside of the DHCP scope of the router, though), same subnet as upstairs and gateway IP of your ISP router and disable DHCP server). This will then bring your downstairs network into the same network, subnet and gateway as the rest of your network so you can access the NAS and the Internet. You've made your network unnecessarily complicated. – Kinnectus – 2015-03-09T09:30:38.090
If you don't have an "access point" or "bridge" mode then you need to manually disable DHCP capabilities and set static details such as IP, subnet and gateway. E.g. ISP/DHCP Scope: 192.168.1.100-199 with subnet of 255.255.255.0 and gateway is 192.168.1.254 then give downstairs static IP of .99 or .200, subnet 255.255.255.0 and gateway 192.168.1.254. Alternatively, you may be able to "reserve" the downstairs router an IP using your ISP's web interface and the downstairs MAC address... this will allow the device to obtain its own address but you MUST turn off its ability to act as a DHCP server. – Kinnectus – 2015-03-09T09:35:48.357