My parents have some Comcast-provided modem/router all-in-one. Connected to that network (A), we have my computer (10.0.0.2) and the upstairs Netgear router (10.0.0.3).
The Netgear router (B) upstairs provides us with a better wi-fi signal for our phones and laptops. Our NAS (192.168.1.2) and printer (192.168.1.3) are connected to the Netgear router.
My question is, is there any way I can access the devices on network B through my computer which is on network A? I can’t connect my computer to network B directly because I don’t have a wi-fi card or an ethernet connection through the wall that goes to the Netgear router (it only goes downstairs to the Comcast modem/router).
How is it connected together the comcast and netgear? ethernet to wan port? repeater mode?
why do you have two separate networks?
I would make everything on the 10.0.0 network, but the Comcast wifi modem is in the garage and doesn't provide a very good wifi signal to all our stuff upstairs. That is why we have the Netgear upstairs, to provide a stronger wifi signal.
The Comcast and Netgear are connected via ethernet.
This is one weird setup you should have an access point for the netgear not another router.
perhaps you could try to set up port fowarding on the netgear so say you want ftp on the nas on netgear foward all traffic on port 22 to the nas ip. i think this will work as you intend. I don't think it will show up on my network on the pc though. but a ftp client could connect.
the printer I am not sure how to do port forwarding on maybe you can just find out what port it runs on and add a printer via the network IP of 10.0.0.3:portnumber
Another question for you i guess would be how do you connect to your nas or how would you like to?
Google cloud print is a great tool for remote printers
http://www.google.com/cloudprint/learn/
Thanks for the help! I tried port forwarding, but I still couldn't get to the nas. Maybe I need to tweak some of the nas' settings? (I'm using nas4free) Connecting to the printer is more important than the nas, since the nas is for my parents to dump all their files that would otherwise clutter their small laptop hard drives. I'll just look into the Google cloud print service for the printer.
Update: the Google cloud print works flawlessly! :D
If you have dual Ethernet or room for a second network pci card (or wifi) you could try a powerline ethernet out of the router directly to your pc if its newer single phase electricity and on the same panel. They are sometimes not compatible but you can always return it.
for the nas you will probably need to turn on the service you need such as sftp, and probably let it in threw its firewall. I am not familiar with nas4free so i cant help specifically.
Cloud print is great for mobile printing also if you have an older printer :)
I agree if you can get onto the network your one more config setting away from entering the nas
To start, you need to cut out the Double NAT stuff.
Run the Comcast thing to the Netgear's #1 LAN port, turn off DHCP on the Netgear, and disable it's WAN config all together.
OR, if you can do it, change the config for the WAN port to be a LAN port.
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If you need extra LAN ports, buy a small 8 port gig switch, and connect it to the Netgear router.
Basically the whole idea is to remove the "Router" part of the netgear's functionality in your network.
What Qain said is actually a valid point.
My only question would be is that he needs the wifi from the netgear does that work when it is plugged into the LAN ports and not the WAN on the negear?
honestly what he needs is a switch and a access point in place of the netgear thing.
kevin and my ideas are really just bandaids to the larger problem, of improper hardware. But if you can get wifi by using just the lan ports and disabling dhcp as Qain said, then that would fix the issues too.
The Wifi part of the Netgear is just another "port" on the device.
When you turn off the WAN and the DHCP on the Netgear, AND you plug the Netgear into the Comcast via any of the LAN ports, you end up with a Wireless access point with a 4 (5) port switch attached.
Once this is all setup, everything should be able to pull DHCP straight from the Comcast router.
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NOW! For the really advanced stuff.
If you REALLY want to maintain a dual IP network. First, you turn off the Netgear's firewall.
Second, you set up a static route on the Comcast that says HEY! If you want to get to the 192.x.x.x network. go through 10.0.0.3.
THEN, on the Netgear, set it's Default gateway to 10.0.0.1 (it should be already)
THAT would turn your internal network into a routed network instead of a NAT'd network.
Well... There may be some more things you would have to do before it would work right. But the basic idea is there.
Thanks! The whole house is now on the same network and I access everything.
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