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mykalberta · 06-23-2009, 09:43 AM

You would have to check the specs on the router to see if the port is bi directional. Else you will need a crossover cable. It wouldnt be difficult to splice the ends of the existing cable if you have some extra length in the wall. Contractors are normally supposed to leave about 1 foot extra at each jack for resplicing. If you dont want to do that you can purchase a little box that acts as a crossover dongle. They are about $20 the last time I checked. That is more used for testing but no reason why it couldnt be put into permanent use.

The above would allow you to setup a bridge between the two devices. That should be in the basic firmware. If not download the Tomato firmware for the router. The other thing you could do is disable the router functions on the Wireless Router and turn it into a switch with Wireless Access Point. Again I dont use the default firmware so cannot give instructions but you can do that on those devices.

It could be that your router is broke. The WAN port should be the correct port. Try hard resetting your Router (so long as you dont have alot of config changes made on the router). See if that fixes it.

06-23-2009, 09:43 AM	#3
mykalberta Franchise Player Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Calgary Exp:	You would have to check the specs on the router to see if the port is bi directional. Else you will need a crossover cable. It wouldnt be difficult to splice the ends of the existing cable if you have some extra length in the wall. Contractors are normally supposed to leave about 1 foot extra at each jack for resplicing. If you dont want to do that you can purchase a little box that acts as a crossover dongle. They are about $20 the last time I checked. That is more used for testing but no reason why it couldnt be put into permanent use. The above would allow you to setup a bridge between the two devices. That should be in the basic firmware. If not download the Tomato firmware for the router. The other thing you could do is disable the router functions on the Wireless Router and turn it into a switch with Wireless Access Point. Again I dont use the default firmware so cannot give instructions but you can do that on those devices. It could be that your router is broke. The WAN port should be the correct port. Try hard resetting your Router (so long as you dont have alot of config changes made on the router). See if that fixes it. __________________ MYK - Supports Arizona to democtratically pass laws for the state of Arizona Rudy was the only hope in 08 2011 Election: Cons 40% - Nanos 38% Ekos 34% Last edited by mykalberta; 06-23-2009 at 09:45 AM.