Help me configure two networks

[guru_ck]

- Two routers connected via an ethernet cable.
- Router #1 is 192.168.2.1
- Router #2 is 192.168.1.1
- Router #1 is connecting to Router #2 via a LAN port
- Router #2 is connecting to Router #1 via its WAN port
- Router #1 is a Linskys WRT54G running Tomato
- Router #2 is a D-Link DIR-655
- Router #1 has wireless disabled
- Router #2 has wireless enabled
- Both routers have "Routing" options and are very configurable
- Both have DHCP enabled and I want to leave it that way

Issue: I can access everything on both 192.168.2.x and 192.168.1.x networks when connecting wirelessly to Router #2. However if I connect via an ethernet cable to Router #1 then I am only able to access the Internet and the 192.168.2.x. How can I access both networks regardless of which one I am connected to? I believe it has something to do with adding something to the routing table on each router?

Thanks!

-Chris

 

[JNB]

Try giving a class B subnet to Router #1 (255.255.0.0).

I may or may not be interpreting your description properly (the evening meds are taking hold...).

 

[guru_ck]

Try giving a class B subnet to Router #1 (255.255.0.0).

I may or may not be interpreting your description properly (the evening meds are taking hold...).

Try giving a class B subnet to Router #1 (255.255.0.0).

I may or may not be interpreting your description properly (the evening meds are taking hold...).

So...

#1 255.255.0.0
#2 255.255.255.0

 

[guru_ck]

So...

#1 255.255.0.0
#2 255.255.255.0

No go. Still can't access router #2 while connected to router #1.

 

[swiftaw]

When connecting the two routers, you want the ethernet cable to be in the LAN port on both routers.

 

[guru_ck]

When connecting the two routers, you want the ethernet cable to be in the LAN port on both routers.

If I switch from the WAN to the LAN port on Router #2 then I'm no longer able to access anything from router #1 which I can do when connected to the WAN port so it actually makes things worse.

 

[guru_ck]

When connecting the two routers, you want the ethernet cable to be in the LAN port on both routers.

Well this setup works if I disable the DHCP server on router #2 and change the ip address to 192.168.2.2 on router #2 but I want to run DHCP servers on both routers for other reasons so it doesn't solve my issue.

 

[swiftaw]

Well this setup works if I disable the DHCP server on router #2 and change the ip address to 192.168.2.2 on router #2 but I want to run DHCP servers on both routers for other reasons so it doesn't solve my issue.

Yeah, that's how I do it, but I only use one of them to handle the DHCP