Acces NAS on same network different IP

[MrFluffyPants]

Hey There Guys,

Currently I have my NAS sitting downstairs hooked up to my downstairs router that runs on the local IP 192.168.1.1.

Now on the 1st floor in my house I have a second router so that I get a better signal upstairs. This router is configured with the local IP 192.168.2.1

The second Router is hooked up trough a powerline adapter from the downstairs one because running a cable upstairs was no option.

Now what I would like is that I can acces my NAS even from the 192.168.2.1 Router meanwhile it is still hooked up to the 192.168.1.1 IP

Is it possible to do? So yes, how?

Thanks guys <3

[Ssoele]

You can, you only have to make sure your network masks are configured correctly, they should be 255.255.255.0 or /24 (same thing, different notation).

[MrFluffyPants]

You can, you only have to make sure your network masks are configured correctly, they should be 255.255.255.0 or /24 (same thing, different notation).

They both are set to 255.255.255.0. One note, they both have different SSID

[Ssoele]

Is the router upstairs connected to the router downstairs? If so, it should work.

[MrFluffyPants]

Is the router upstairs connected to the router downstairs? If so, it should work.

Yep, the router upstairs is connected to the one downstairs trough a powerline adapter. 

I still cant seem to find any devices that are downstairs when connected to the upstairs network

[Ssoele]

Yep, the router upstairs is connected to the one downstairs trough a powerline adapter. 

I still cant seem to find any devices that are downstairs when connected to the upstairs network

If it is not working, try to do

tracert 192.168.1.x

in your console (where 192.168.1.x is the IP of the NAS) on a PC that is connected to the router upstairs.

[MrFluffyPants]

Is the router upstairs connected to the router downstairs? If so, it should work.

Nevermind my last comment. It does work. I did not change anything in it so it must have been working all along. Can remote desktop from upstairs to downstairs aswell. My bad.

Thanks!

[penance]

You could just make life easier and move router 2's network plug out of the WAN port and to a LAN port, then turn DHCP off on router 2. This would basically make router 2 a switch/antenna. Just set router 2's ip to 192.168.1. something.

[Whaler_99]

You could just make life easier and move router 2's network plug out of the WAN port and to a LAN port, then turn DHCP off on router 2. This would basically make router 2 a switch/antenna. Just set router 2's ip to 192.168.1. something.

 

I would do this... as the router on the ..1 from the .2 may see it as an external source, and firewall rules would apply...

[MrFluffyPants]

You could just make life easier and move router 2's network plug out of the WAN port and to a LAN port, then turn DHCP off on router 2. This would basically make router 2 a switch/antenna. Just set router 2's ip to 192.168.1. something.

You mean changing instead of plugin the cable in the incoming port put it in one of the outputs.

Sorry for my totally dumb networking understanding. Not really a network kinda guy

[penance]

Yeah, you should have a port labeled WAN (Incoming) and ports labeled LAN (outgoing). Incoming and Outgoing may be a little incorrect but I get what you mean. Just make sure to assign your second router an IP of 192.168.1. something and turn dhcp off. Then you will be golden.

 

To be clear as well your current setup will work and is fine. However it does add an additional layer of potential issues that really are not necessary for what you are trying to accomplish.

[MrFluffyPants]

Yeah, you should have a port labeled WAN (Incoming) and ports labeled LAN (outgoing). Incoming and Outgoing may be a little incorrect but I get what you mean. Just make sure to assign your second router an IP of 192.168.1. something and turn dhcp off. Then you will be golden.

 

To be clear as well your current setup will work and is fine. However it does add an additional layer of potential issues that really are not necessary for what you are trying to accomplish.

Is there still a way for me to get into the router after changing this. I was able to use 192.168.2.1 before. What now?

[penance]

Yeah you just set the IP to something in the 192.168.1 range, for instance 192.168.1.2 just something outside of your DHCP scope. Then you can access it by going to that ip address.

[MrFluffyPants]

Have it set to this currently:

Do not seem to be able to find the second routers IP adress

[tom564]

Have it set to this currently:

Do not seem to be able to find the second routers IP adress

with a /24 mask your routers 192;168.1.x and 192.168.2.x are on different subnets. In your situation you probably don't want this and would bet better diablbinf DHCP and assigning all on one subnet (connect LAN to LAN port on routers) otherwise you overcomplicate things. (sorry if i make no sense)  

[bjotte]

Here is how you do it.

1. Set the dhcp range on router 1 to something like 192.168.1.2 to 192.168.1.200

2. Disable the dhcp on router 2 and set static local ip to 192.168.1.201

3. Conect the cable from router 1 to router 2 in one of router2's lan ports(many routers have collor coded ports so put it in a port that has several other ports in the same collor.)

4. You should now have both your routers on the same network and the sane ip range from both routers when you connect to them. My experience is that if you name the 2 wireless networks the same with the same password you can seamlessly move about in their coverage range with a smartphone, laptop or other wi-fi device.

I woukd think this is the easiest way to do it to make your network most pain free.