Wireless network help
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Originally posted by Black2000GSR
I'm guessing you're using the access point to get the signal from the wireless router in the basement to the wired router in your room and then to your PC.
The access point should be hooked up the WAN port on the router. Then configure the access point to get it's signal from the router downstairs (channel, SSID, WEP, etc..) and have the router set to obtain IP automatically ('cause your downstairs router connected to the DSL modem should already be taking care of the PPoE crap).
Wouldn't it have just been easier to get a wireless PCI card for your PC and hook the access point to that?
I'm guessing you're using the access point to get the signal from the wireless router in the basement to the wired router in your room and then to your PC.
The access point should be hooked up the WAN port on the router. Then configure the access point to get it's signal from the router downstairs (channel, SSID, WEP, etc..) and have the router set to obtain IP automatically ('cause your downstairs router connected to the DSL modem should already be taking care of the PPoE crap).
Wouldn't it have just been easier to get a wireless PCI card for your PC and hook the access point to that?
Do I have to clone the mac id from the AP for the router maybe?
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did you connect the access point straight to your PC to see if you could get a signal...then we'll know if it's a router configuration problem or not.
If you don't get a signal that way either, take the access point to the basement and use it on a PC there, see if you can get a signal.
If you don't get a signal that way either, take the access point to the basement and use it on a PC there, see if you can get a signal.
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Originally posted by Black2000GSR
one in basement to transmit wireless signal, one in room to distribute signal to 3 PCs.
one in basement to transmit wireless signal, one in room to distribute signal to 3 PCs.
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ok, i looked it up. it has to be in bridging mode. but it looks to me like it needs another wap to connect to (not sure if the router would do it). here's what i'm going off of. http://www.linksys.com/products/disp...id=501&scid=35
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Originally posted by Black2000GSR
did you connect the access point straight to your PC to see if you could get a signal...then we'll know if it's a router configuration problem or not.
If you don't get a signal that way either, take the access point to the basement and use it on a PC there, see if you can get a signal.
did you connect the access point straight to your PC to see if you could get a signal...then we'll know if it's a router configuration problem or not.
If you don't get a signal that way either, take the access point to the basement and use it on a PC there, see if you can get a signal.
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Originally posted by flipped cracker
ok, i looked it up. it has to be in bridging mode. but it looks to me like it needs another wap to connect to (not sure if the router would do it). here's what i'm going off of. http://www.linksys.com/products/disp...id=501&scid=35
ok, i looked it up. it has to be in bridging mode. but it looks to me like it needs another wap to connect to (not sure if the router would do it). here's what i'm going off of. http://www.linksys.com/products/disp...id=501&scid=35
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Originally posted by Black2000GSR
wouldn't a regular Cat5 cable work? :dunno:
wouldn't a regular Cat5 cable work? :dunno:
h: no lights go on w/ regular cat 5:thinking:Damn bestbuy ppl:madfawk: their pc guru's are teh suckerages
y hath teh intraweb forsaken meh
maybe it woul work if I put the access point in the basement w/ the wired router and took the wireles router upstairs??? :dunno: