How do I correctly setup two routers, one to act as an access port?
Most routers will have an option somewhere in it's main menus which gives the option to turn it into an access point (therefore turning off it's DHCP server and relying on the primary router's server), which turns it into, well, an access point allowing access to the devices connected to the other router, and if it's to be a wifi extender (presumably wired to the main router by a bit of Cat5e or Cat6 cable, otherwise things get a bit complicated), set it's SSID and password to the same as the primary router and your devices will switch between them depending on signal strength... 
Quote from: twocvbloke Probably be disliked for linking to a talktalk site .............
Not at all, it's just a shame that the "solution" there was deficient for reasons highlighted in reply #5 and the poster hadn't tested whether he could access the AP with his browser when on the main router. But then for someone that likes 2CVs I would have expected a 2CV solution
b..boom 
only joking, just taking the mick.
Quote from: thedyes0 - That is my exact setup with the exception of doing it outside of the dchp range, the way I had it setup was:
- Router 1 was set to 192.168.1.1
- Router 1 had a static IP rule setup for Access point, giving it 192.168.1.2
- Access point had it's IP set to 192.168.1.2
That's precisely the way I would have suggested. It's a solution that should work with any router. I'm not at all convinced as to why the suggestion of setting the AP's IP address up outside the DHCP range should ever be necessary, it won't work on some routers, and giving it a fixed IP solves any conflict issues.
Quote from: pwatson (Have you tested it yet by the way? ;))
As I said at the time, I had before, but I haven't re-tested yet. I now have a list of things in my roundtuit
Quote from: pwatson Setting the IP address outside the DHCP range makes sure that there will be no address duplication.
Don't disagree, but some routers won't allow addresses like that in the same way that -
Quote from: pwatson Many routers won't let you easily setup a reservation for a device that the DHCP server hasn't 'seen' ie the MAC address is known, so setting IP address of the AP outside the DHCP scope means you don't need to delve into manually entering MAC addresses etc.
but then again, some will always require the MAC address, whichever method
I'll post back on this tricky subject when I have some new info
Quote from: Anotherone But then for someone that likes 2CVs I would have expected a 2CV solution
Well my solution to the problem would be to use a router that you just tick the Access Point option box on it and it works, but, people don't like it when they're told to buy new hardware to solve an issue that should never have existed if the manufacturers paid attention to how they programmed their devices...
Before I was with Plusnet I had to use the same technijunk TG582n ADSL modem-router that PN supply, and its wifi was useless compared to the D-Link's (poor range, dropped out a lot, etc.) so set up my D-link DIR-615 as an access point (one tick of a box, done!!) and I could access the D-link interface AND the technijunk interface, aswell as have networked devices on both routers communicate happily between each other on different routers...
