adding clients to an access point, give them each a new IP address? (using Buffalo WLA-G54 -- another FAQ I imagine)

I took my 802.11b equipped notebook (Fujitsu LOOX T86A (Japanese
Lifebook P 2110)) to my work place and tried to connect to the 802.11b
access point there. I was told that the school (my work place) was not
authorized to let the teachers browse the net from their own PC's via
the AP there. The unsaid message was that if I could figure out how to
do it, then no one would bother me.

So, I eventually went to look at the two PC's officially allowed
access and checked their network settings. The only difference between
the two was the IP address -- PC #2 was one digit different in the
last octet. I chose another IP address for my PC and, voila, it
worked!

Sorry for the list of questions, but . . . Now, I'm trying to set up
my home AP -- please help me understand:
1) Is this the standard way to add more clients to an access point --
jut keep changing the IP address in the last octet?

2) Is this true for wired and wireless? If I have my LAN and WiFi card
both set to the same IP, Windows warns me. Should I let the two
devices fight over the connection, or should I give them different IP
addresses?

3) If there is a DHCP server in the AP, would I have needed to do
this? How do you know?

4) If I need to enter my IP address at home to use my cable internet
ISP, does it mean they have no DHCP server?

Thanks for any help.
Greg Conquest

PS Is there a FAQ available that speaks to these types of questions?


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"> Sorry for the list of questions, but . . . Now, I'm trying to set up
> my home AP -- please help me understand:
> 1) Is this the standard way to add more clients to an access point --
> jut keep changing the IP address in the last octet?
>

DHCP server will sequentialy assign IP addresses. If you are manually
assigning the IP address, you can do it any way you like... odd numbers
only, for example.

> 2) Is this true for wired and wireless? If I have my LAN and WiFi card
> both set to the same IP, Windows warns me. Should I let the two
> devices fight over the connection, or should I give them different IP
> addresses?
>
Each network node (computer) needs a unique IP or you get the warning
message. DHCP does this task automatically and makes life easy where there
are many computers. However you can do it manually but never assign the same
IP to more than one computer.

> 3) If there is a DHCP server in the AP, would I have needed to do
> this? How do you know?

Some AP's have DHCP... read the specs.
>
> 4) If I need to enter my IP address at home to use my cable internet
> ISP, does it mean they have no DHCP server?
>
It could. But your hardware setup might also be the reason... I can't tell
from the information provided.


> Thanks for any help.
> Greg Conquest
>
> PS Is there a FAQ available that speaks to these types of questions?
>
>
> ------ Greg Conquest ------
> http://gregconquest.com

Thanks again, John.

On Mon, 29 Sep 2003 15:52:08 -0400, "John" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>DHCP server will sequentialy assign IP addresses. If you are manually
>assigning the IP address, you can do it any way you like... odd numbers
>only, for example.

My new AP has a DHCP built-in. Life is easier. At school/work, I still
have to enter them manually in both WiFi and wired mode, but at home,
everything is going smoothly. I've even renamed the SSID, turned off
SSID broadcast, allowed only pre-entered MAC addresses, and turned on
WEP. I may try WPA with my new PC 802.11g Card (Buffalo WLI-CB-G54).

Still I'd like to know, is there a WiFi FAQ available that speaks to
these types of questions?

>>
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