Trying to make asus router the dhcp server..

[Sara Yuuki]

so im trying to make the router. in my room the main dhcp server, the one that gives out ip addresses, and im having trouble in achieving this, i was told to disable the dhcp server of the netduma router (close internet.) and keep it enabled on my asus router, my networking friend told me it will try to look for the next available dhcp server, and im at a loss. what am i doing wrong?

[Sara Yuuki]

my network topology is ONT > Netduma >Breakout network switch going all around the house including my room.

[Netduma Fraser]

Where is the Asus router in this equation exactly?

[Sara Yuuki]

in my room. network friend said that its possible to redirect traffic from netduma to allow another router to handle the dhcp and all that stuff.

 

[Sara Yuuki]

the current topology is ont > netduma, into a breakout switch going to all rooms of my house, including my room, which is where the asus router is getting its internet from.

[Netduma Fraser]

Right okay, is there any reason you want to set it up this way? There is really no need. You can do it this way but the devices connected to the switch would need to have a static IP set otherwise the R2 won't know what to do with the traffic.

[Sara Yuuki]

On 7/10/2023 at 12:25 PM, Netduma Fraser said:

Right okay, is there any reason you want to set it up this way? There is really no need. You can do it this way but the devices connected to the switch would need to have a static IP set otherwise the R2 won't know what to do with the traffic.

im trying to be a little more advanced, netduma shows wired extender devices offline, i fixed it by also fixing the default gateway on there

[Netduma Fraser]

Okay so is it all working as you wanted/expected now?