RIGHT ON! THANKS FOR THE HELP!

d...@75.usenet.us.com wrote:
> 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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