Creating a Home Network

[MagneticNorth03]

Merrrrry Christmas VZ Community!

This is my first time visiting and i thought i would try asking some questions here first, before trying to wade through the abyss that is every Service Providers Phone Tech. System...

So without further adieu, this is what i want to accomplish.

What I have:

1.} VZ 25/15

2.} The Ultraline Series 3 Internet Gateway 9100EM (Modem/Router)

3.} Netgear Wireless N-Router WNR3500

4.} Linksys 5-port Switch EZXS55W

What I want:

I want to connect the switch to the Ultraline to gain more ports because i have run out (the easy part), then i want to string an Ethernet line over to my Netgear router and use it as an extender both wirelessly and for wired connections around its location.

The Problem:

I don't know how to do any of that!  

So i need your help...

I just got off the phone with Netgear.... not alot of help.

They asked me to ask VZ if the Ultraline uses a WDS feature, which stands for something like Wireless Distribution Setting/System/Something....

I assume it does, but i like i said i don't know.

Netgear said that if the Ultraline does not support/have that feature, then i cant set up their router as an extender..

The Solution

What i need answered, are the following:

1.} Does the Ultraline have that WDS capability?

2.} Assuming it does, how do i setup the Network i want, without the Routers competing with eachother?

3.} How do i make sure the Port Forwarding settings/NAT settings on the Ultraline will NOT be changed once passed through the Netgear router?

Help would be much Appreciated in this Christmas Season!

~ D

[tsauter1 · Accepted solution]

The easist way to add a second router is to set it up as a bridge. It should look like this:

Netgear(dhcp turned off) LAN port------->9100em LAN port---------> ONT. you can add your switch to any other port.

Here is a guide on different network configurations. Read through it and pick the best option for you.

http://www.dslreports.com/faq/verizonfios/3.0_Networking

[abhi_col]

Connect everything with ethernet cables from lan port from verizon router to the routers in the house and then use portforward to setup the netgear router as access point.

[cjacobs001]

do you have an ethernet connection to your router or a coax connection?

are you also using Verizon for your TV's?