wired router to wireless router system setup...?

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Just wondering if anyone knows how to set up a network that will allow
multiple machines to connect via both wired and wireless routers via the
same cable/dsl modem...

Here's what I'd like to do... Connect my XP machine to a port of my wired
(BELKIN) router which is connected to the internet via a cable modem.

Then I'd like to connect my NETGEAR wireless b router to the BELKIN (on
occasion when my kids' machines need wireless access to the internet..) and
leave the wireless router running for the kids' machines to be connected via
the NETGEAR wireless router. I don't want the kids' machines to have
internet access all the time via wireless, only when I plug in the Netgear
router to the Belkin (thus I know when they are online and can help monitor
their surfing / use)

The Belkin router has an "uplink" port, which is what I think I need to plug
the Netgear wireless router into... but how do I set up the Netgear router
if it needs to go through the Belkin router first?

I tried the netgear setup, but evidently the belkin router was preventing
access to the netgear router's setup pages.

Do I need to assign a MAC address in the belkin for the netgear router, and
then the MAC addresses in the netgear for the kid's wireless cards?


I thought this would be simple, but it's turning out to be confusing for my
simple brain.... any ideas/ suggestions are appreciated.
 
Just wondering if anyone knows how to set up a network that will
allow multiple machines to connect via both wired and wireless
routers via the same cable/dsl modem...

Here's what I'd like to do... Connect my XP machine to a port of
my wired (BELKIN) router which is connected to the internet via a
cable modem.

Then I'd like to connect my NETGEAR wireless b router to the
BELKIN (on occasion when my kids' machines need wireless access to
the internet..) and leave the wireless router running for the
kids' machines to be connected via the NETGEAR wireless router. I
don't want the kids' machines to have internet access all the time
via wireless, only when I plug in the Netgear router to the Belkin
(thus I know when they are online and can help monitor their
surfing / use)

The Belkin router has an "uplink" port, which is what I think I
need to plug the Netgear wireless router into... but how do I set
up the Netgear router if it needs to go through the Belkin router
first?

I tried the netgear setup, but evidently the belkin router was
preventing access to the netgear router's setup pages.

Do I need to assign a MAC address in the belkin for the netgear
router, and then the MAC addresses in the netgear for the kid's
wireless cards?


I thought this would be simple, but it's turning out to be
confusing for my simple brain.... any ideas/ suggestions are
appreciated.
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You don't say which models you have but cascading two NAT routers
usually doesn't work well.

My solution would be to throw away the wired Belkin Router and connect
the Netgear wireless router to the cable/dsl modem. The Netgear router
should have some LAN ports on it to connect your hardwired computer.
With your hardwired computer connected, access the configuration page
of the Netgear router. The configuration page should have a internet-
blocking feature. If you have a MR814v2 router, check your reference
manual under "Blocking access to Internet Services" for instructions on
how to block/unblock designated computers from accessing the internet.

HTH,
John
 
I'm using the Belkin n10117 router with four ports, and the netgear mr814
v2 wireless router, with four ports.

I'm not really confident that someone surfing wireless freqs would not be
able to access the computer if it is connected to the wireless router's hard
wire ports.... we have a few neighbors close that are super computer geeks
and could do strange stuff if they wanted to... I'd prefer to keep my
machine wired direct via the belkin and the kid's only accessable to the
internet when I physically plug in the netgear router to the belkin...

hmmm... I know both routers come with firewalls as well as win XP's
firewall for internet connections... but are they reliable?
 
Any firewall can only be reliable if you know how to use it, so I'll let you
answer your own question.
 
Well, I believe I've set it up correctly, only allowing certain applications
access, blocking pings, etc... but I'm no where near knowledgeable as
compared to some of the professionals. :)
 
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