2 Routers 1 Home Network | Why Disable DHCP?

[@wagonet]

This man can explain complex topics and simplify it for the regular peeps. Thanks!! This helped me a lot

[@unknownwolf4046]

This odd my 4G modem it keeps disabling DHCP i have no External Router hooked to it my bec 6300nel Ridgewave R15 LTE modem

[@yukgaejang4417]

You don't how happy i am to have found your channel. Thank the heaveeeeens 😌♥️

[@edwardreilly9098]

Finally - someone explains why the secondary router should be set up in AP mode with DHCP turned off. Thank you very much.

[@richievellalar3214]

you can split the ip address , where no issue

[@chuizeng8727]

I found the major issues with multiple DHCPs at different routers are the resources sharing, such as printers, NASs, they won't able to cross all the routers. IP conflict is not really a issue as you can assign different IP ranges for each router/DHCP.

[@TurboSpeedWiFi]

You can but the issue is that most people will not do that and you will get IP conflicts.

[@Kardouino]

Yes the different ip ranges for each router/ dhcp is the solution

[@lilcrazyj0sh]

Have one router on 192.168.1.x and the other on 192.168.0.x

[@cli4g67graS]

I disabled the DHCP of the 2nd router, the 2nd router can only connect one device, problem I have to solve.

[@SamNjorogeOmweri]

Thank you so much, this is the best explanation of conflicts that I’ve received so far, was trying to figure out why my phone would just not work sometimes on Wi-Fi.

[@SriTejaChilakapati]

Me at 7:21. So that's how a switch works! Believe me I learnt more about switch by watching this video rather than plenty others in youtube. Because apparantly nobody ever told me how a switch works in combination with a router. All they told was a router has DHCP where as a switch doesn't. This video gave me the complete idea. Thanks! This helped me a lot.

[@CitizenFortress]

So, set your DHCP range on one router only up to 127 and the other from 128 to 255. Then they'll never assign the same network without ever getting an IP Address Conflict.

[@i_ashutosh]

Yeah, This can also be done. But, He says he believes in KISS Principle. Keep it simple, Stupid!

[@kingtekken1]

Big brain 🫡 Edit: thankyou 🗿

[@back2basics512]

I came across this video and was thinking the exact same thing and wanted to ask in comments but i see you covered it 😂

[@TheRafalblog]

What you have said is common sense. The best solution is always to keep things simple. I have a couple of routers at home. The nightmare was setting up all the routers the other ways you have mentioned: setting up the IP ranges etc. Since I saw your other movie about how to set up routers disabling DHCP and changing IPs in every one of the routers, life has become easier.

[@Humanist1199]

This man is genius in explaining complex things..appreciated

[@harshitsukhija9626]

Thanku soo much for providing me this information. I m not able to use the internet for 5 long hours. Now I get my solution. Thanku soo much buddy 🥳

[@UltimateTechHub]

I did a similar video and yes disable DHCP because it may or may not work and why take the chance. Its a simple one click disable tab. Its not a difficult task and its the same as disabling the UPNP which is also necessary. Good video Home Network Central. By the way I love Home Networking!!

[@Neo-po2xw]

I had same kind of problem with my 2 routers. One is connected to cabe internet connection, out as WIFI(hotspot). Other one used as wifi extender. Now after turning the other router as wifi extender, there was no internet access. I researched a lot about it and found it got something to do with DHCP. Right after disabling DHCP of the other router, the Internet started to work. But I didn't knew what disabling DHCP means, now thanks to the video I get what was going on with those router. Thanks for the explanation.

[@ruvelcuasito6848]

Man, you're totally one of those people who's effective in teaching... cuz a guy like me, who had no clue of this DHCP and other router terminologies etc., finally understood this sh** by only just watching this 10 min video of yours. 1 sub count from me? done.

[@carlosmontana5219]

This guy is a beast he knows his shit i get calls with other ITs i explain this and they are lost, when i get calls with ITs like you i love it yall understand this my calls are done within 20 min tops, ITs that dont we will be hours on the phone and nothing i start thinking this ITs are ripping off their customers is not that hard but this guy knows his shit

[@codycarr4608]

Man love how you explain it for us network dummies can understand it! Lol Thanks man been having this exact problem! 😆

[@1slothua1]

Great explanation. I set up a google Wi-Fi nest and noticed my phone’s internet connection was always slow. Now I know why. I will disable my cable modem’s DHCP. Thanks

[@DaveUssell]

How about just saying that DHCP is a software protocol, in every router, that assigns each device on your network a unique address. However, if two routers are connected with each one of them having DHCP enabled each of them will attempt to assign various devices unique addresses on the network and neither one of them is subservient to the other. To avoid the two routers inadvertently assigning two devices the same address (collision) the DHCP protocol on one router must be disabled. There should only be one boss. DHCP = Dynamic Host Command Protocol.

[@James_Knott]

Actually, DHCP is designed to support multiple servers. Just don't have overlapping address pools.

[@bradakan1]

A friend told me to do this, i wanted to know why. And this is a clear video with the info!

[@Soundman73_Electronics]

Excellent video. Perfectly explains which DHCP setting to use for an access point. Thanks!

[@VigneshwaraPalanisamy]

Hi You are a natural teacher, explained everything crisp. I have only one doubt. Why are we connecting to LAN port on secondary router ? why not WAN?

[@MarcelloLins]

Fantastic explanation. As far as I'm aware it is common for ISP modem/routers to have DHCP servers you can't disable. In these cases I'm guessing you should always disable DHCP on your custom router (non ISP) and leave the one on the ISP router enabled.

[@ProducerCliff]

Absolutely brilliant explanation! the best on KZbin!

[@dolandoxclub1730]

hey look, we want a lan party but it doesnt show us on the same network. yeah i didnt need youtube to explain this to people, but its finally nice to explain if your stranded in the middle of nowhere with too many computers, this is always good to know.

[@mandarjoshi9252]

What if we add a network switch between the two routers? For example, I have two routers connected thru switch. * My Modem is connected to Main Router. * From my Main Router, I have a connection to Unmanaged Network Switch. * From the Network Switch, I have connection to my Second Router. Do I need to disable DHCP on second router? If I disable DHCP on my Second Router then I don't get internet connection thru the Second Router.

[@MikeSmitran]

Finally the right information, Thanks man !!!!

[@HomeNetworkCentral]

Glad to help!

[@BIG_JV]

That explanation was FANTASTIC! thank you brother! 👍

[@gurdeepgss]

so we shouldn’t have any problem if wireless is disabled on one and we only connect to second with wireless or wired without disabling any dhcp servers?

[@tushar.bhavsar]

Sir you are legend for me. I was looking this from long time.

[@James_Knott]

DHCP is designed to have multiple servers. What happens is a device sends out a DHCP discover and the first server to respond is used. To avoid an address conflict, just configure non overlapping address pools and leave the rest of the info the same. Also, these days, DHCP servers are supposed to use Duplicate Address Detection (DAD), to determine if an address is in use, before assigning it to a client.

[@ThatJay283]

I just disabled DHCP and NAT on my router. I've got a custom Linux router/server that now handles DHCP for my secondary router. Before I just had the router plugged in via its WAN port, so it would treat the server as WAN, this didn't have any issues because it still gets an IP, its just private instead of public. The issue before was that my PC that is plugged into my server couldn't talk to devices connected via the router. Also, the secondary router isn't super powerful, so now it gets to do less and forward everything to my pretty overpowered router.

[@catmar1944]

Yes that was very helpful as we have two routers here and we had conflicts, so hopefully when my son in law gets home from work he can disable DHCP on the secondary router, so thanks for the clarity.

[@guillermoe.sanchezguaida3787]

I think I got that problem with my Echo Dot and my sister's Echo Dot, thanks for the video man

[@HomeNetworkCentral]

No problem 👍

[@aden1319]

why this channel just appeared today :( this was detailed, now i understand now .. thank you so much ..

[@carlosmontana5219]

I just subscribed this dude is a beast explained everything in a couple minutes and he is right

[@ReStoryIt]

7:06 i know now why my pc doesn't want to connect to my router when DHCP disabled because the router 2 it's turn off so my router 1 can't get ip from router 2 Thank you for the explanation Let me know if I'm wrong about this one

[@kirinoxkyousuke]

From my main router there is no DHCP option while the 2nd router has. I did disable the DHCP on the 2nd router and I can't connect anymore but if enabled then I can connect with my devices. Am I doing it right?

[@TurboSpeedWiFi]

Yes. You want it enabled on your main router anyways.

[@avtech6056]

Short & Clear. Well done

[@lohti6399]

I connected 3 routers together and wonder if I should disable dhcp server on 2nd and 3rd router. This video explains that I should disable dhcp for my other routers. Thanks

[@carlosmontana5219]

Thats goooooood man i wish it and techs knew this, isp will put in passthrough or disable that but no one understands other router settings

[@blue-xb1cq]

not an issue with dhcp if the "netwrok ID" ( the 1st 3 numbers of the ip address) of the routers are different ( the routers' own default ip address can be changed in the routers' setting if needed). Routers by default only assign random IP addresses to the "host ID" the 4th number of the ip address (1-254). Just make sure the routers' "network ID" are different that's all. Better to use dhcp to make use of the routers processing power especially if you have many devices ( IofT for example).

[@neoone75]

Thank you for your explanation. I used to be a network and server administrator some 20 years ago. Since then I have been doing other stuff in ICT, more business architecture orientated. I have forgot all the skills I used to have. I'm going to move the new apartment in couple of days. Because of two stairs I need to have two wifi routers and I simply didn't remember how connect them together in right way.

[@richievellalar3214]

how come you forgot that mate?

[@shubhamthoke7116]

Please help me Sir! When power goes off primary router shuts down and when power comes in 2nd router which I had bridged need to be configured again. Please help me out with this problem. I need to configure all the settings again and again to bridge my 2nd router.

[@Salil616]

Omg what a great teacher you are❤️❤️❤️

[@XxinsaneDavidxX]

Thanks ! Straight to the point , easy to understand ✅

[@rugman0462]

Very clear and very simple explanation thank you for you help and instruction Keep it simple !

[@LTVoyager]

If you connect LAN from primary to WAN on secondary, that will create two LANs and also avoid the issue, correct? However, I believe that will prevent devices on one router from accessing those on the other since they are in different subsets, right?

[@ykhanpathan7566]

Thanks sir today my all confusion about DHCP you cleared that thank you so much sir.

[@eurek9034]

Thank you very much sir. My computer always shows no internet but my other devices can, I disabled dhcp on my Tenda wifi and it connected to the internet immediately. ❤

[@rcarl210]

Great video! What are some symptoms of an IP address conflict in networks that have two competing DHCP servers?

[@TurboSpeedWiFi]

You will see devices that drop their connections randomly. On some devices including Windows you will get an IP conflict message popup on your screen.

[@abdullahsaif9196]

Slow speed frequent disconnection

[@edwardreilly9098]

Envision a conference room with two wifi routers with DHCP enabled on both. With two people in the conference room - connected to the Wifi lan - it might work. Now take that same conference room when the entire sales team is meeting and now you have 25-30 people with laptops and iPhones trying to connect to LAN. The IP address conflicts will escalate and it will appear as a limitation to max users - as users get bumped over the lan. But the reality is this dual DHCP IP address assignment. Then cure is to set one router as a Ap (which disables DHCP function) and then all can join harmoniously.

[@celotlcoatl]

Hello, this is a great video thanks! You have a new subscriber! Questions… 1.- Can you connect several clients to the secondary router as well? 2.- Can you see the clients connected on the secondary router while in the network map of the secondary router? 3.- Can you set parental controls, firewall, vpn on the secondary router.

[@HablaKK]

Answers: #1 YES, #2 d second router will function in bridge mode or like a repeater via cable or wifi, #3 NO, all configuration go to router #1, except when you create a new wifi password and wifi name for router #2.

[@anongagglefrak]

I’m guessing that getting into the concept of subnets is unnecessarily complicated when trying to help out people without knowledge of second and third tier network topologies . He is giving the simplest way to accomplish the same end result. Just my thoughts on the reasoning.

[@brierepooc8987]

I have two networks in my house running on two different segments with DHCP running on both routers. But I segmented my network, one for my virtual network home lab and one for my family.

[@back2basics512]

Your video make people understand better and clearly, can i request a video see that you a good teacher, the video i want you to make is to add unify ap the roof mounted to to the network with it's configuration and also how to access the access point remotely as i think the other guy's are skipping details

[@saadasarali]

Very good explanation one video with the very good information no other parts very good.

[@Mr21ghostman]

thats why gigbyte switches are important

[@darksaberopgaming5907]

awesome video just what i was looking for but i got questions regarding secondary router so basicaly on main router i have multiple devices connected including secondary router which has few devices connected to it , problem is i that get random disconnetions, all my devices ip’s including secondary router are within 2 to 49 dhcp range on main router than i have setup dhcp range start point from 50 to 250 to avoid conflicts and disconnection but i still get disconnected randomly so should secondary router be within 2 to 50 range on main router or from 50 to 250 range and its dhcp set from 52 to 250 thanks in advance

[@firetoung]

Life saving video... huge kudos to maker...

[@garylucas637]

I discovered that if you limit the IP address range on your routers, making sure the range does not conflict with each other,, it is possible to have DHCP enabled with no problems. You can also "reserve" and IP address to a specific device so that it always goes to that IP address without randomly accessing another IP address that may conflict with another device.

[@TurboSpeedWiFi]

Yes it is possible but why would you want to do it this way? It is way easier to let one device handle the DHCP role and have all your DHCP reservations set on a single device.

[@shubhamthoke7116]

Please help me bro! When power goes off primary router shuts down and when power comes in 2nd router which I had bridged need to be configured again. Please help me out with this problem. I need to configure all the settings again and again to bridge my 2nd router.

[@ahmedalmassri2997]

Really excellent explanation Very easy very simple and informative Thanks a lot for great efforts

[@sps6470]

Best explaination on KZbin

[@bezandros]

Thank you for making a thorough and well explained video, I was able to fully understand how DHCP works. I have a question thought. When i disable DHCP on my second router and connect it to the network i cant seem to be able to configure it by entering its local ip address anymore. I suppose it got assigned an ip from the DHCP server on the main router?? if so how can i find the second router ip and configure it (e.g change the ssid name and password)

[@TurboSpeedWiFi]

log into your main router and view its DHCP leases. Then look for your second router in the list and write down the IP address. From there navigate to that IP address to configure your second router.

[@SanosukeX-h7d]

Hey love the video, was hoping you can help. I have two of the same ont routers from my isp. ( One was from moving to a new apartment). My main router is connected to the ont and the secondary router is connected to the main router via lan. I only get internet access from the secondary router when the dhcp is enabled but it doesn't work well and loses internet access. When dhcp is disabled in the secondary router I'm then unable to connect to the wifi.

[@ismailif597]

but what if i want to enable DHCP in the other router with deferent network so that each routers manage it own devices can i do that ? any help pls

[@EricTeckZone]

very well explained, now let's say I have 2 routers connected but I want to use full time VPN configuration on one of them what do you think should be done with dhcp? keep both of them open because although they are on the same network , the VPN permanent one will be forwarding all his traffic through a virtual network so that they will not be ip conflicts?

[@lilskely6278]

thank you for explaining dhcp to me i had two routers interfering with each other and had issues at playing games wireless and on cable (ethernet) now one is dhcp enabled as the main router and the other one corresponds with the main one, i can use it to play airlink in my quest 2 without any issues.

[@duranopaulo]

I thought that it's good to leave the DHCP from the ISP router and home router(2nd). Thanks, in my understanding you just only need one DHCP Server even if you place several routers all over the place. Thank you from the Philippines.

[@hafiskm4305]

I have disabled DHCP Server on a router. After that I can't access the router configuration page(Through LAN) . Can you please explain why is that and how to fix that ?

[@joesteadman343]

I have a modem/router combo unit. I recently bought a separate router. When setting up that router I could no longer access the modem's configuration page. I was actually able to get back to it by unplugging the router from my computer and then plugging the modem directly to the computer. Doing this allowed me to get back to the original configuration page I was using for the modem/router combo unit.

[@danielstaudt1056]

Can you just plug the ethernet cable from the main router into the second router's internet port (Yellow) and not a LAN port? I have this set up without disabling the DHCP on the second router and it is working so far. Will that create issues for me, will that effect my speed? Also do you check the AP mode or Bridge mode in the router program? BTW both routers are NetGear Nighthawks 1700 (IP 192.168.1.1)and 2300 (IP 10.0.0.1). I also have a 16 port Giga NetGear switch connect to a LAN port of the main router to other ethernet connected devices. Sorry for all the questions but just trying to get it right. Thanks for your help greatly appreciated.

[@bookoobeans]

I have this question too. The configuration you describe works for me too, I just don't know if it is causing slowdowns or efficiency problems. This video is helpful for a situation but the use case is not clearly defined. What about the internet connection and it's own router? There is mass confusion out there among so many of us. LAN VS WAN ports, multiple routers. To add to the confusion is that for many of of us there is there is the interent "modem" itself, in my case DSL, which is usually ALSO a router with it's own DHCP server, and this is not mentioned in so many of these videos I find. Should that be disabled? Should it be the only one working? Should that modem be "bridged?" I always get the feeling the ISP is providing the lousiest possible hardware and I should be disabling everything on it except the internet access itself, and pass that on to hardware of my choice. Should there always be only one DHCP server for the entire physical location? Is there a limit to how many can be connected in serial configuration? What about in a star pattern? Seems like routers are smart enough to sense whats happening, then allocate appropriate IP addresses within their own wifi networks as needed when you hook LAN of the upstream "parent" router or DSL modem to the WAN of the downstream "child" router. I realize there are "many ways to skin a cat" but I think what most of us are looking for is a description of the best config in terms of robustness, throughput and efficiency that INCLUDES setup of the internet modem itself, a secondary home router, and then expansion configurations after that.

[@nerzkimariano9404]

I have the same setup as yours. I’ve never encountered any speed issues. The issue that I’ve found is printers. I noticed that I am unable to print when I’m connected to a different network.

[@teflongoon]

Dude! You're speaking my language. Insta-subbed.

[@Dean-vd5wr]

Hi great video, but not sure if I missed it in the tutorial. Whether the ethernet cored has to stay connected to each router that you add after configuring? Or can they be wifi connected to the home router? Thanks Dean.

[@barbierimando8133]

another question.. can the internet provider monitor and change the configurations i made in the routers on their end?

[@dennisg1999]

What if I wanted to set up a second router out of range of the first (a very long cable to another building with lots of brick in-between)? Could I just connect them LAN -> WAN and be done with it? As one service is dropped it picks up the other? Or is the issue still present?

[@TurboSpeedWiFi]

You will still want to set it up like in the video. The distance makes no difference.

[@lancerudy9934]

On your lap top did you connect to the wire less router with a cable?

[@hurricanee27]

Can you add a switch between those or after the second router ? Is that changing IP settings? Awesome explanation

[@HomeNetworkCentral]

Yes you can add switches anywhere in there. In between or wherever you'd like. As long as it's switch ports connected to switch ports.

[@nyiceone2075]

@@HomeNetworkCentral so if added switch in mix, dhcp needs to be disabled on switch as well?

[@HomeNetworkCentral]

Nope! The switch doesn't have dhcp

[@nyiceone2075]

@@HomeNetworkCentral my tp link has option dhcp setting to enable or disable 🤔

[@HomeNetworkCentral]

Interesting. If that's the case then go ahead and disable it. You only need 1 DHCP server. Or you can configure each DHCP server to hand out separate IPS that won't cause IP conflicts. Personally I would just disable it.

[@carlosmontana5219]

I work for a major ISP but our job is ip passthrough or bridemode after thats done and your device picks up the WAN IP we are done is your job to proceed only goood ITs fix as soon as that is done this guy knows his shit

[@SantomPh]

is disabling the older router a better option? I have a modem/router combo that is aging badly and have been advised to get a newer router for faster speeds. I still need to modem half of the combo , so how do I run the internet through the modem (with router disabled) and then through the new router? what do I need to do to disable the router function on the old combo with the Wifi running through the second router?

[@roid1510]

It would work if i set the ranges to different pools or not? Since its probably a class C address range i could give router 1 rthe range of .1 - .125 and router 2 .126 - .253

[@HomeNetworkCentral]

Yes that would work

[@axelpropro]

Thanks for the follow up video. My question is on another video I watched they kept it enabled and changed the Channels on it where it doesn’t not interfere with each other such as taking Channel off auto and putting it on 1 and the other one being on Channel 11. What is the best option ? I know you mention the KISS method but just curious if there is any benefit to doing it either way? Thanks

[@HomeNetworkCentral]

The channel configuration you're talking about doesn't affect the IP addresses. That will help with interference between the 2 routers WiFi signals. Even on different WiFi channels both routers will be on the same IP network. But changing the channels like that is kind of similar to the IP address DHCP server idea. You don't NEED to do that. it's possible both routers could pick different channels automatically. but it's also possible they could automatically pick the same channel. if you manually check them and find that they're interfering with each other then it might be a good idea to set their channels manually. But again the channel thing is completely separate from the DHCP server. Thanks for the question!

[@hungrynapps]

What if I had my connection lan to wan? .. should I disable dhcp on router 1 or 2

[@DoctorTactics1]

I turned off dhcp from the 2nd router and wifi works for mobile phones well. But for computers or laptops via Lan or wifi it gives me access error on the browser " your connection is not private".. any help please

[@aeros1698]

I will not advice doing that. Having 2 dhcp servers in one network especially with wifi connections will create broadcast storms and loops. Sure, it will not create much problem if you only have 2 or 3 devices connecting to it but once multiple devices are connected to it such as network printers, laptops, mobile devices, etc. that's where your problems are gonna be.

[@paribeshpaudyel]

Your explanation is awesome. I like your explanation.

[@1stefano]

I dont understand much about this theme, i need help; My problem is the same one that is talked about in the video. I have 2 routers in the same network (One is connected with my pc, w ethernet) , and when a phone loses connection (Or joins to my network), DHCP assigns a new ip for the phone and for my computer (when i already have one), so... Basically i need to turn off DHCP of the 2 routers, or will just one suffice?

[@User-hh3gg]

Useful video sir. 1 quick question - is it required to select specific channel in main router instead of auto - if yes, may I know the reason ?

[@HomeNetworkCentral]

No that’s not required. I leave my routers set to auto.

[@kannappangopalan8160]

DEAR BROTHER , KINDLY CLARIFY THIS DOUBT --> WHEN YOU ARE CONNECTING 2 ROUTERS IT HAS BEEN MENTIONED THAT YOU HAVE TO USE ONLY CROSS OVER CABLE AND NOT STRAIGHT THROUGH CABLE ; BUT WHEN CONNECTING 2 FLOORS YOU NEED A LENGTHY CROSS OVER CABLE WHICH IS NOT AVAILABLE IN THE MARKET ,ONLY STRAIGHT THROUGH CABLES ARE AVAILABLE IN SEVERAL METERS .PLEASE ANSWER

[@TheGregWallace]

Question....Can I connect a third router from the first main router just like you connected the second router instead of connecting the third router from the second router? Thank you for your time.

[@cipher893]

Greg Wallace if you set your network like he described in his other video he did prior to this one, he set up the ip adresses so that you can have up to 10 extra routers plugged in if you want to extend your network from the first router. Now, if you did watch the prior video...you could just plug your 3rd router into the powersocket and first conenct to it wirelessly. When you are connected...assign this one with the ip adress (192.168.1.3) so you know it’s the third one, rename it’s Wifi networks name to something you know where it’s supposed to be located at... and lastly, turn off DHCP on this 3rd router and save the changes. When you’ ve done that...plug a LAN cable into the first LAN port on the third router and plug the other end into the third slot of the first router. That’s how I understood it.

[@shubhamthoke7116]

@@cipher893 Please help me Sir! When power goes off primary router shuts down and when power comes in 2nd router which I had bridged need to be configured again. Please help me out with this problem. I need to configure all the settings again and again to bridge my 2nd router. [I have bridged wirelessly] Please give me a solution

[@lagunapinasvlogtv8226]

Thank you sir..I had this three routers one is the main modem router and two are for extended wifi connections and LAn connections but i had this Ip addess conflicts that's why i need re-start my devices or router ta gain register ip addresses.. so the simple solution is to assign one router will received those ip addresses assigns whether which these routers at least once of them.I will try to off my two routers DHCP. :)

[@math001]

Will there be any delay if I plug into router 2 instead of the modem/router provided by the ISP or is it negligible? I'm planning on having this setup because apparently the firewall in my ISP router does not work. I want to hide my PC behind a 2nd router with a functioning firewall. Was supposed to go and use bridge mode for the ISP router/modem but for some reason it throttles the speed when doing that so I was looking for alternatives. If I'm understanding this right I can do something like this for my computer: ISP > Modem/Router (DHCP On) lan port > lan port Router 2 (DHCP On, Firewall On) lan port > Device

[@jasonmamma3332]

Great video, thank you so much.i just have one question (I'm still in school so I'm still learning). What happens when you disable it on both modems? (Is it even possible)

[@truuBludd]

Bruh, me.again. Just to let u kno, I just subscribed, your vids are informative and you solved my first issue fantastically. Would you consider doing a vid on setting up VPN client on a secondary router. Team HOME NETWORK CENTRAL!!!💥🙋🏼💥

[@Tyrus429]

Such a good explanation, just one thing happened to me when I was making the DHCP turned off on the secondary router is that, my router admin panel is not opening up, not by the default address and not even by the LAN address which I have assigned before turning off the DHCP , and even if I don't change the LAN IP and turn off the DHCP , I am unable to connect to secondary router admin page. It just loads and loads the page, and then can't connect to the network. Internet is working fine, just I want to see the admin panel so that I can do other stuff, like view connected devices, limit broadband rate etc. Please help

[@muditsharma4384]

There are tutorials on KZbin for this particular issue as I also faced the same issues

[@ProbuddhaNag]

I have bridged two routers using WDS bridging and have disabled DHCP on the latter. However, often when I try to connect to the second router, my devices would be stuck at "Obtaining IP Address". Could you please help on how to resolve this? Many thanks

[@needheartranken]

Hey! I hope you respond to me! Why does my VOIP avaya, i work as call center agent, doesn’t work with a static IP router? It just can’t log in. And I’m planning to buy another router and set it to DHCP but I dont think it will solve the problem

[@yunoshi9012]

Very well explained. Thanks for this

[@95winston]

I have one of them Netgear Nighthawks as my second router .. Can you explain to a network dummy how to Disable DHCP on one of the Netgear Nighthawks please

[@LilRedDog]

You cannot not do it in AP mode. You need to go back to router mode, and change it there and switch back to AP mode.

[@josedominguez2706]

Great video. One additional question, i have a big house with 3 floors and i'd like to have one router in each floor how would i connect a third router? Connect it to router 2 or to router 1?

[@EricTeckZone]

it will be better connected on the first router, since it will be the one with the dhcp on

[@nestorasuncion1226]

@@EricTeckZone the first floor signal is not strong enough for the third floor. The idea of adding additional routers is to extend or amplify the signal for the second or 3rd floor. Set the dock ranges differently on all routers with dhcp enabled. 192.68.x.1-50 on the 1st router, 192.168.x.51-100 on the 2nd router and 192.168.x.101-150 on the 3rd. Plug the 3rd router on the 1rst router. The gateway for the 2nd and 3rd routers should be the 1st router's ip address.

[@MiltonOntarioNetwork]

Can I connect the 2 wifi routers through a switch or do I have to run a lan cable directly to both?

[@marcrm02888]

Nice job! I bought a new router and want to add it to my too old Verizon FiOs modem/router to get a better wi fi signal. I'll check out the disable dchp video for help. thanks again.

[@ujjwalkpatel]

I have 2 ZTE routers.I want to use the router as LAN extender, so I have disabled dhcp server on 2nd router, but then internet stopped working on that 2nd router. But if I keep dhcp server option Enabled on 2nd router then it is creating some malfunction with the 1st router. Please help me with this.

[@jamesalberttribiana9957]

good day Sir, can i still use the LAN ports on router #2 to connect a cable to a desktop?