I am sorry in advance if this is the wrong spot to ask for advice…but here goes…
My network consists of 1 fios modem and 2 routers. Basically, the Modem brings the signal, router 1 is a netgear that I want to handle the wireless throughout the house. I would prefer the Modem not handle any of the wifi responsibilities.
Router 2 is in a separate room and is situated there in order to have everything in that room hardwired.
The network, overall is a mess of a mess. It’s not streamlined and I am assuming there is non-stop collisions.
Overall, in my head, the set up is Modem–>Router 1 which handles the wireless and a guest network–>router 2 which is really just hardwired back to router 1 so that I can have wired devices for work in a separate room.
I would _prefer_ not to run any more wire even if it means eliminating the second router, but how do I organize all of this so that the network runs at full capacity smoothy and (hopefully) all the devices can see each other for sharing purposes…that part isn’t 100% necessary.
Did you setup router 2 as Access Point mode and plug the cable from router 1 to LAN port, not WAN port router 2?
There aren’t any collisions.
Disable the router components on router2. If it has an AP or bridge mode do that. If it doesn’t, just turn off dhcp. The “wan” interface should be unplugged. Also change its management ip to something other than router 1’s.
It’s now effectively a layer 2 switch with an access point.
Router 2 should be a switch unless you need the extra stuff for something. At a minimum it should be in AP mode. Otherwise it’s very unlikely you’re getting “collisions”, it’s just humming along like networks do
