2 routers sharing router 1 wan

[bladerunner1968]

Well I'm either missing something or something has recently changed in the firmware because this setup works for me and other people in these forums.

Rather than waste any more time on this I suggest you stick with what works for you (NAT enabled) as that is an equally valid setup. As noted above you can then remove the static route completely.

tried it again a number of times using the last Merlin firmware for the 66U- NAT has to be enabled, firewall disabled on the 66U and static route active on the 68U in order to get the internet working on the 66U and to be able to access the win client on the 66U network. Thanks anyway.