Different subnets, PC not detected. Howto?

[Lmerega]

Hi all, I bave this scenario: WDTV Live is connected to my first router with IP 192.168.20.xxx My first router routes to' network 192.168.40.xxx that is the network where my PC is. I need WDTV Live to see my PC's shares. I can transfer files from pc to wd, but I cannot stream. How to force wdtv to search in the 192.168.40.xxx network? TIA Luca

[IceNine]

Either put it in local DNS (if you are tech-savvy and have access to DNS)

OR

You can slap it in c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts

[IceNine]

Oh, never mind, you're trying to go the other way around... Looks like you have to get it into DNS somehow.

[fcwilt]

JOOC why two routers?

[Lmerega]

I can get into DNS... but what have I to do in it?

[Lmerega]

My Cable Router -> WiFi Router 1 -> WiFi Router 2 in client mode attached via WiFi to WiFi Router 1.

On WiFi Router 2 I have all of my TV apparels (TV, WDTV, and so on).

On WiFi Router 1 I have my PCs.

I don't want cables in my house

[fcwilt]

OK good, but do you really need them to route? Do you really need more then one subnet?

If not you can simplify things by just setting them up as an Access Point and Access Point Client

Is this what you are doing?

http://linksys.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/linksys.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=4202

There are non-routable protocols in use in some consumer networked devices that can make life difficult if you have more then one subnet.

[Lmerega]

Hi I do not need two networks, but my second WiFi Router is this:

http://www.tp-link.com/english/soft/2008716160729.pdf

If you read page 9, it can work as AP Client mode, but I don't know if it can be used as it was a client-bridge router.

I think that in AP mode you create 2 different networks.

Do you think it is different?

Because I also thought to tr changing subnet mask from 255.255.255.0 to 255.255.0.0... it could be another idea.

What do you think about it?

[billstpor]

I'm with the previous poster, having two different subnets in a home network doesn't make any sense, you can include the 2nd router's IP in the first router's subnet and merge the two together.

On top of that, wireless and HD video streaming don't really mix that well, so if you put not just one but two wireless links in between the WDTV and the PCs that store your media, it would be really a miracle if you can watch anything without stutter galore. At the very least wire one of the links, though the optimal thing to do would be to wire both.

[Lmerega]

I tried yesterday with only one WiFi router and I can stream 9 Gbyte MKW flawlessly.

Anyway, you say:

"you can include the 2nd router's IP in the first router's subnet and merge the two together."

How can I do it via WiFi if not using client-bridge mode?

Thx