Connecting 2 different routers

[gl3nnn]

i've been searching online for awhile but i can't seem to find any info on this.

 

I want to connect 2 routers together (either lan-to-lan or lan-to-wan).

 

My question is, my new router is AC and my older router is N. If i were to connect both of them together, which signal would broadcast? AC or N? Or am i even getting this right? (still a newbie at this so go easy on me)

 

Can some one shed some light on this?

 

 

[dragoon20005]

you can chose to run both WiFi for better coverage for dea spots

 

but to minimize interference 

 

just run the WiFi AC

[Mo5]

You can avoid the confusion and have them broadcast at different SSIDs (or turn the N router broadcast off altogether). There are probably more elegant solutions (like bridges), but this is the simplest thing to do.

[Jetster]

You cannot connect two routers unless you turn off the DHCP on one of them turning it into a switch. Both will be capable of broadcasting a wireless network but not the same SSID

[pspfreak]

You cannot connect two routers unless you turn off the DHCP on one of them turning it into a switch. Both will be capable of broadcasting a wireless network but not the same SSID

I have my pfsense box acting as my main router, and a crappy old netgear router with dhcp turned off acting as my access point. Also, on the router you turn dhcp off on, you need to plug the ethernet coming from the main router into a LAN port and not a WAN port.

[BTSpaniel]

Well what i would do is set both of them up, use the new one for AC or AC/N only for higher output and put the other old one on mixed then find out what the ip is on the old and new router and give them both a different local ip example new router ip: 192.168.1.1, old router ip: 192.168.0.1 ... then plug the new router into your modem so modem ethernet into new router internet ethernet port, or unless you have a hybrid modem/wifi router skip to step 2 which is plug a ethernet from your new routers port 1 and place it into the internet ethernet port of the old router bridging them together. I ran my network like this for years and i still do. Also you want to set a reserved ip on your new router for your old router so nothing conflicts with it and put the old router into the dmz so it does't have 2 firewalls on it. Hopefully my badly explained guide helps if not i can make a simple picture for you.

[gl3nnn]

You can avoid the confusion and have them broadcast at different SSIDs (or turn the N router broadcast off altogether). There are probably more elegant solutions (like bridges), but this is the simplest thing to do.

If i were to do that, then what would my N router be broadcasting? the AC standard?

[Jetster]

If i were to do that, then what would my N router be broadcasting? the AC standard?

NO, it would only broadcast N on a different wireless network. They have nothing to do with each other