[ferrija1]

Hello all!

I have a MI424WR Actiontec router supplied by Verizon (not the oldest one that is all boxy, but not the newest one with the USB port and color-coded connections) and it is quite the router with great software, but unfortunately it's wireless performance is below par. I looking to connect a new router to it (because I'm pretty sure the MI424WR is required for things to work) to upgrade it to Draft-N and have a greater range and better connection but I am unsure how to go about that. Are there any settings or certain ways of connecting the two that I should be concerned with on either of the routers?

Thanks,
ferrija1

[ISDP]

To be a 100% sure the MI424WR Actiontec is acting as a router/modem correct?

[pedroguy]

If it is,here is a very good tutorial from Johnwill on setting them up.

Hope it helps.

Connecting two (or more) SOHO broadband routers together.

Note: The "primary" router can be an actual router, a software gateway like Microsoft Internet Connection Sharing, or a server connection that has the capability to supply more than one IP address using DHCP server capability. No changes are made to the primary "router" configuration.

Configure the IP address of the secondary router(s) to be in the same subnet as the primary router, but out of the range of the DHCP server in the primary router. For instance DHCP server addresses 192.168.0.2 through 192.168.0.100, I'd assign the secondary router 192.168.0.254 as it's IP address, 192.168.0.253 for another router, etc.

Note: Do this first, as you will have to reboot the computer to connect to the router again for the remaining changes.

Disable the DHCP server in the secondary router.

Setup the wireless section just the way you would if it was the primary router, channels, encryption, etc.

Connect from the primary router's LAN port to one of the LAN ports on the secondary router. If there is no uplink port and neither of the routers have auto-sensing ports, use a cross-over cable. Leave the WAN port unconnected!

This procedure bypasses the routing function (NAT layer) and configures the router as a switch (or wireless access point for wireless routers).

[ferrija1]

English please.

That doesn't make much sense, maybe I'll just wait until I actually get the router. Thanks!

[TerryNet]

That doesn't make much sense

Maybe there are parts you don't understand, but it does make sense and has worked for many, many people including me. And, uh, I didn't understand why 'disable Dhcp server' the first time I saw it. Then I asked!

[ferrija1]

Yeah, I'm just not into networking very much. Never made sense to me and never will, but I'll bookmark this page and ask questions when/if I get a new router. Thanks.

[Rich-M]

Just install the router and configure the wireless adapters to find that signal. You can get the address of the Actiontec and go in and shut down the wireless signal, but there is really no reason to do so, just use the router signal for your wireless connections.