ImaChessNut@gmail.com wrote:
> I have a F5D8230-4 wireless router. I want to hook it up to an
> existing LAN and just use it to access that LAN. What I found is:
> I can hook it up from a LAN port to the WAN port and access the
> internet. HOWEVER, I cannot access a NAS that I have on the LAN nor
> can I access the router itself (192.168.0.1)

By using the WAN port, you are adding a separate network to an existing
network. If you want to use the new router solely as an access point, you
want to connect to a LAN port on the Belkin, and ignore the WAN.

These Netgear instructions are generic enough that they probably apply to
your router.

http://kbserver.netgear.com/kb_web_files/n101496.asp
"Using the WGR614 router as a Wireless Access Point."

Turn off DHCP, set the "WAN address" to something harmless, outside of your
normal subnet, and connect your existing router to the LAN side of the
Belkin, leaving the Belkin WAN connection unused.

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