Two Different Network

[Mel]

Hi Experts,

My situation is:
1. Vodafone HG659 modem/router (IP 192.168.1.1) that connects me to internet.
2. Netgear R8000 (located upstairs): IP 10.0.0.1. All LAN ports on the back of it are connected to Netgear Stora (LAN1), WDMyCloud (LAN2), AC-Ryan (LAN3), PC (LAN4).
3. Netgear R7000 (located downstairs) is in wireless bridged mode to R8000. All LAN ports on the back of it are wired to: Xbox360 (LAN1), Pioneer (LAN2), Media Player (LAN3), PC (LAN4).
4. WAN port on the back of R8000 is wired / connected to the LAN port on the back of Vodafone HG659.

The set up is excellent. I can connect (wired or wireless) to internet using either Vodafone HG659 or R8000. I want to keep my network setup this way.

My issue:
I want to connect my laptop using Ethernet cable to the available gigabit LAN ports on the back of the Vodafone HG659 to access and copy files to the NASes connected to R8000, and vice-versa. However, it won't let me do it. There must be an advanced configuration to be done to be able to do this.

I know there's someone out there willing to share their expertise on this issue?

Thanks in advance!

Mel

 

[abailey]

Since you want to use the Vodafone as your router, you should really put the R8000 in bridge mode and everything would then be on the 192.168.1 network and everything would be able to communicate. Personally I would probably put the Vodafone in bridge mode and use my R8000 as my main router. Then if I needed more wired connections I would add a switch connected to the LAN on the R8000.

 

[Mel]

Since you want to use the Vodafone as your router, you should really put the R8000 in bridge mode and everything would then be on the 192.168.1 network and everything would be able to communicate. Personally I would probably put the Vodafone in bridge mode and use my R8000 as my main router. Then if I needed more wired connections I would add a switch connected to the LAN on the R8000.

Kindly help me with your personal suggestion. Can you please give me a step-by-step guide/ instructions to achieve your recommended setup?
Is this not going to impact or affect my R7000 setup? Thanks for your help.