Configuring network route between two routers on home network
- by Paul
I have a home network - the main router connected to the internet (and has wifi) is a Netopia box. Connected to it is a Linksys router. Everything currently works - I can connect via the wireless network and get to the internet. Machines connected to the Linksys can connect with each other and connect to the internet. Both routers are configured to serve addresses via DHCP (Netopia 192.168.1.1 - 192.168.1.99), Linksys (192.168.0.1 - 192.168.0.100).
Here's how they are connected:
Internet <-> Netopia w/wifi (192.168.1.254) <-> Linksys (192.168.0.1)
I decided I really need to allow wireless connections to also communicate with machines behind the Linksys router. Currently the Linksys is configured to obtain an IP address via DHCP.
I thought this would be straightforward.
I configured the Linksys to have a static IP address:
IP: 192.168.1.100
Mask: 255.255.255.0
GW: 192.168.1.254
Then I configured a static route on the Netopia:
Network: 192.168.0.0
Mask: 255.255.255.0
GW: 192.168.1.100
So it should now look like this:
Internet <-> Netopia w/wifi (192.168.1.254) <-> (192.168.1.100) Linksys (192.168.0.1)
I reset both routers. I cannot ping the Netopia (192.168.1.254) from inside the Linksys network, and if I attempt to ping 192.168.0.1 from a wifi connection I get a "Destination host not available" error.
Obviously I'm missing something, but I'm not sure where.
Any ideas on what I'm missing?
