mpovit
join:2005-04-19
Dundee, IL
| reply to tschmidt
Re: [Other] Setting up a Home Network
Tom:
Just want to make sure I understand what you are saying. If I use the D-Link as an access point do the following. I should take the 3346n-002 modem/Router out of Bridge Mode? Connect a cable from one of the 4 ports on the netopia to the input of the D-Link. Next convert the D-Link to an access point by going in the WBR-2310 GUI and disable the DHCP. Then connect a cable from one of the 4 ports on the D-Link one of the ports on the switch.
Thanks,
Marc |
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tschmidt
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| Since the D-link is acting as an Access Point can connect the switch to either the Netopia or D-link. You are only going to use the LAN ports on the D-link nothing is connected to the WAN port.
Both the Netopia and D-Link have built in 4-port Ethernet switches in addition to other features.
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mpovit
join:2005-04-19
Dundee, IL | Tom:
Just got a chance to set up wireless router as an access point. Works great. Thanks for the help.
Marc |
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mpovit
join:2005-04-19
Dundee, IL
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Hello Again Tom:
My wireless router is working great as an access point. What happens sometimes is that when I turn on my laptop to use it wirelessly it cannot obtain an IP address. I have to perform a power reset on the router to get the IP address. Is there something I still have to do?
Marc |
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tschmidt
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| said by mpovit  :when I turn on my laptop to use it wirelessly it cannot obtain an IP address. When you say "turn on PC" do you mean doing a cold boot or Suspend/Resume. Windows power management can confuse networking.
Doing a cold boot ought to work. Should not have to mess with the AP.
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mpovit
join:2005-04-19
Dundee, IL
| Hello Tom:
It would happen when I would first turn on the laptop. It has not happened for days. One thing I did do and I don't know if it made a difference is that I stopped using Open DNS. Would that have anything to do with it?
Thanks,
Marc |
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tschmidt
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Milford, NH | DNS shouldn't matter. DHCP assigns IP config info that includes DNS server address. Even if DNS is wrong system will have a valid IP so you can at least access local devices.
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