Hello all,
I’m having a similar issue. I have a DD WRT ASUS router connected to my cable modem, which I am using for my personal internet access, and want to meddle with as little as possible. I have a second DD WRT Linksys router as my hotspot. They are connected LAN port to LAN port via ethernet. DHCP is disabled in the Linksys (hotspot), it is set as Router, and has the IP 192.168.2.1 (the Asus is 192.168.1.1). When I connect to the Hotspot, my laptop gets an IP address in the 192.168.1.x subnet, and I get free internet access (I haven’t seen the hotspot login page thus far).
I’m not very savvy with networking, but is it bridging the connection somehow? It seems to be ignoring the Linksys router entirely, and tracert goes straight to my Asus router…
Also, I cannot access 192.168.2.1 wirelessly. I have to connect via ethernet and set a static IP to 192.168.2.x to get to the web GUI.