Can I add a "g" wireless access point to a lan that already has a "b" dhcp access point?

I just got a 2Wire 802.11b/router/dsl modem/access point/firewall/home
networking (phone lines) box and everything is working perfectly.

However, I'd like to also have the ability to link at higher speeds for some
devices, at the 802.11g speeds, without having to replace all of the above
functionality.

Is it possible to just add a new 802.11g access point to my network (via an
Ethernet switch), disable DHCP in the new "g" device (to avoid having more
than one DHCP server), and have everything work well? Will the new 802.11g
access point automatically use the old 80211b DHCP server for assigning IPs
to whomever connects through the 80211g access point?

Thanks!
Bruce.

On Tue, 17 Feb 2004 20:43:07 GMT, Bruce Chastain spoketh

>I just got a 2Wire 802.11b/router/dsl modem/access point/firewall/home
>networking (phone lines) box and everything is working perfectly.
>
>However, I'd like to also have the ability to link at higher speeds for some
>devices, at the 802.11g speeds, without having to replace all of the above
>functionality.
>
>Is it possible to just add a new 802.11g access point to my network (via an
>Ethernet switch), disable DHCP in the new "g" device (to avoid having more
>than one DHCP server), and have everything work well? Will the new 802.11g
>access point automatically use the old 80211b DHCP server for assigning IPs
>to whomever connects through the 80211g access point?
>
>Thanks!
>Bruce.
>

Sure you can. Most 802.11G WAPs support both "B" and "G" speeds
(however, it may adversely affect "G" speeds). You should be able to set
it to "G Only", so your router will be the source for you "B" clients,
while the WAP is for "G" clients only.

And, WAPs doesn't normally have DHCP servers, so that's not going to be
an issue...


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> Sure you can. Most 802.11G WAPs support both "B" and "G" speeds
> (however, it may adversely affect "G" speeds). You should be able to set
> it to "G Only", so your router will be the source for you "B" clients,
> while the WAP is for "G" clients only.

Excellent. Another good reason to have the 'b' and 'g' access points in
seperate boxes.

> And, WAPs doesn't normally have DHCP servers, so that's not going to be
> an issue...

Interesting. I thought any access point needed to have a DHCP server to
assign IPs to the wireless devices that connect. If not, then that makes it
all the simpler! :-)

Thanks!
Bruce.

On Tue, 17 Feb 2004 21:18:09 GMT, Bruce Chastain spoketh

>
>Interesting. I thought any access point needed to have a DHCP server to
>assign IPs to the wireless devices that connect. If not, then that makes it
>all the simpler! :-)
>
>Thanks!
>Bruce.
>

I think the idea behind an access point is that it is an addition to an
existing network, and that there's already a DHCP server in the mix.
However, a wireless router would often be considered the central point
in a network (existing or not), and thus has a DHCP server.

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> I think the idea behind an access point is that it is an addition to an
> existing network, and that there's already a DHCP server in the mix.
> However, a wireless router would often be considered the central point
> in a network (existing or not), and thus has a DHCP server.

Also very interesting. I would have guessed the opposite.

Thanks for the info!
Bruce.