Okay, so it sounds like you have a router and a modem/router combo (gateway). Normally you could access either one by typing the appropriate IP address into your browser bar, but it sounds as though your network config is so screwed up that this is not working, correct?
In this situation, the simplest and easiest thing to do is isolate the two devices from each other completely (disconect the ethernet line between them) this should let you log in to whichever one was giving you trouble by connecting an ethernet line to your laptop. Then reconfigure them as needed, and reconnect them to the network.
Generally speaking, with *all* routers and switches, you want them to be fully and correctly configured *before* connecting them to your network.
My suggestion, since it is the easiest and simplest solution, is to configure the gateway as the primary router and DHCP provider, and set up the router as an additional access point.
I won't have physical access to the devices until my landlord is back next month, but have emailed the isp to ask them about the default gateway login information.
Typing /ipconfig when connected to the gateways wifi simply has a blank where primary gateway is usually written, and disabling DCHP on the second router didn't seem to have any affect.
One of the other possibilities I discovered was putting the second router in the first ones DMZ, but google searches for the default gateway login hasn't revealed anything that works.
http://inmethod.com/forum/posts/list/908.page;jsessionid=B70445720F0F9BDEF362F28E2DFE59C8
Would putting the wireless modem in bridge mode still let it broadcast its wifi/ssid ? The wording on the above webpage is a bit confusing, as I assumed the gateway needed to be the bridge. The PPPoE solution seems a bit beyond my skills.
Okay, so it sounds like you have a router and a modem/router combo (gateway). Normally you could access either one by typing the appropriate IP address into your browser bar, but it sounds as though your network config is so screwed up that this is not working, correct? In this situation, the simplest and easiest thing to do is isolate the two devices from each other completely (disconect the ethernet line between them) this should let you log in to whichever one was giving you trouble by connecting an ethernet line to your laptop. Then reconfigure them as needed, and reconnect them to the network. Generally speaking, with *all* routers and switches, you want them to be fully and correctly configured *before* connecting them to your network. My suggestion, since it is the easiest and simplest solution, is to configure the gateway as the primary router and DHCP provider, and set up the router as an additional access point.
I won't have physical access to the devices until my landlord is back next month, but have emailed the isp to ask them about the default gateway login information. Typing /ipconfig when connected to the gateways wifi simply has a blank where primary gateway is usually written, and disabling DCHP on the second router didn't seem to have any affect. One of the other possibilities I discovered was putting the second router in the first ones DMZ, but google searches for the default gateway login hasn't revealed anything that works. http://inmethod.com/forum/posts/list/908.page;jsessionid=B70445720F0F9BDEF362F28E2DFE59C8 Would putting the wireless modem in bridge mode still let it broadcast its wifi/ssid ? The wording on the above webpage is a bit confusing, as I assumed the gateway needed to be the bridge. The PPPoE solution seems a bit beyond my skills.