This question is for Bob Timmons specifically as it seems to me he has the best understanding and explanations associated to my particular situation!
Bob,
I have searched and read all I can associated to pairing my current ASUS router (newer model of rt-n66u) with an Airport Extreme (a1354). Because i know NOTHING about networking - I'm going to try to give you every detail that I think you might need in order to help with my question.
Connections in the following order.... ISP (Comcast) to Modem (Motorola...sorry don't know model, I'm currently at another location) to Router 1 (Asus rt-n66u) to Router/Bridge/whatever it should be called here (Airport Extreme a1354).
Connection to be hard wired Ethernet from an Asus LAN port to the WAN port of the Airport. The physical location of the Airport is actually in another building.
The goal is seamless wireless connectivity with the best signal AND speed between the two places.
I THINK, based on most of your posts that I should set up everything to be identical as far as signal settings (ID, PW...). Please confirm that suspicion.
My biggest question is, if I set up the Airport Extreme as a bridge - could you let me know the exact settings on the utility (some say to do something with IPV6, etc.)? Recall I know NOTHING about this stuff - just been reading for hours!!
Also, is there any concern with double NAT settings (if so, what do I do with that "stuff"?)?
Sorry if my question is so vague - asking for you to baby step me through. It just seems that everyone that has ever written about this stuff gives a piece, but not all of the info. I need it all from a reliable source - which, obviously I have decided is you!!
Thanks in advance!