Two Routers, One Game

[AnubArack]

Hello LTTers,

 

I have a predicament. A friend likes to host games for us but he is enrolled in a marketing research program that requires him to add a specific router to his network that collects some information he agreed upon.

Needless to say now his network map looks like this:

INTERNET ------ Modem -------- Personal Router --------- Research Router (Linksys E4200) -------------- His Desktop

 

Now the predicament: Before the Research router he used port forwarding and static IP and his servers worked. Now with the introduction of the new router left us at an impasse. Removing any of the routers is problematic because of cable lengths and other factors. So my questions is what settings does he need to set in both routers in order for us to connect to his game servers. (Forwarding the forwarding or whatever)

 

Thanks for looking over our dilemma and we await anxiously for your ideas.

[KuJoe]

I wouldn't mess with the research router if it isn't his own. Do you need access to the server all the time? If so then get more cable and have the server bypass the research router (it will benefit from this by avoiding the extra latency since the router most likely has DPI enabled). If not then get a $20 switch off Amazon and bypass the research router during game sessions and then put the router back in place when you're done gaming.

[tewynkoop]

LIke @KuJoe said the extra router will add a bit of extra latency but it shouldn't be that much. But to fix your problem give the research router a static ip on the personal router and port forward to the research router from the personal one, then from the research one to your friend's computer.