connect 2 mn-500

Can I usetwo MS-500 Access Points to bridge across a small
parking lot to an out building? There is a wired lan in
the main building and a small wired lab in the out
building.

I have them set to bridge but cannot get them to connect
to each other. Is that an option with the MN-500?

thanks for any help
shiloh school district

nope. these won't bridge wirelessly.

On Tue, 2 Mar 2004 09:11:00 -0800, "shiloh"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Can I usetwo MS-500 Access Points to bridge across a small
>parking lot to an out building? There is a wired lan in
>the main building and a small wired lab in the out
>building.
>
>I have them set to bridge but cannot get them to connect
>to each other. Is that an option with the MN-500?
>
>thanks for any help
>shiloh school district

--
Barb Bowman
Expert Zone Columnist
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
MS-MVP (Windows)

So, what are the options? Try a different brand of AP?
Dedicate a workstation to being the bridge? Again I
appreciate the advice.
Shiloh Schools


>-----Original Message-----
>nope. these won't bridge wirelessly.
>
>On Tue, 2 Mar 2004 09:11:00 -0800, "shiloh"
><(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>>Can I usetwo MS-500 Access Points to bridge across a
small
>>parking lot to an out building? There is a wired lan in
>>the main building and a small wired lab in the out
>>building.
>>
>>I have them set to bridge but cannot get them to connect
>>to each other. Is that an option with the MN-500?
>>
>>thanks for any help
>>shiloh school district
>
>--
>Barb Bowman
>Expert Zone Columnist
>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>MS-MVP (Windows)
>.
>

Both of them, but probably is better to get hardware that
provides the capability directly.

Alternatively, if you have an XBox for configuration, can
use an XBox wireless adapter connected to a MN500 --
although at the price of the Xbox wireless adapter may be
better to get a low end PC. The other alternative is
connecting the generic wireless adapter for the PS2 to
the MN500, which may be somewhat cheaper (again need some
configuration).

Another issue you need to consider is distance and
boosting the signal. The MS hardware does not provide
connectors for booster antennas (although some suppliers
offer an extender, it does connect electrically to the
MN500).

>-----Original Message-----
>So, what are the options? Try a different brand of AP?
>Dedicate a workstation to being the bridge? Again I
>appreciate the advice.
>Shiloh Schools
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>nope. these won't bridge wirelessly.
>>
>>On Tue, 2 Mar 2004 09:11:00 -0800, "shiloh"
>><(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>
>>>Can I usetwo MS-500 Access Points to bridge across a
>small
>>>parking lot to an out building? There is a wired lan
in
>>>the main building and a small wired lab in the out
>>>building.
>>>
>>>I have them set to bridge but cannot get them to
connect
>>>to each other. Is that an option with the MN-500?
>>>
>>>thanks for any help
>>>shiloh school district
>>
>>--
>>Barb Bowman
>>Expert Zone Columnist
>>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>>MS-MVP (Windows)
>>.
>>
>.
>

Try the more general networking newsgroups for help with this and be
sure to supply distances, construction of walls, etc. for each
building. There are options from different vendors.

On Tue, 2 Mar 2004 14:56:12 -0800, "shiloh"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>So, what are the options? Try a different brand of AP?
>Dedicate a workstation to being the bridge? Again I
>appreciate the advice.
>Shiloh Schools
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>nope. these won't bridge wirelessly.
>>
>>On Tue, 2 Mar 2004 09:11:00 -0800, "shiloh"
>><(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>
>>>Can I usetwo MS-500 Access Points to bridge across a
>small
>>>parking lot to an out building? There is a wired lan in
>>>the main building and a small wired lab in the out
>>>building.
>>>
>>>I have them set to bridge but cannot get them to connect
>>>to each other. Is that an option with the MN-500?
>>>
>>>thanks for any help
>>>shiloh school district
>>
>>--
>>Barb Bowman
>>Expert Zone Columnist
>>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>>MS-MVP (Windows)
>>.
>>

--
Barb Bowman
Expert Zone Columnist
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
MS-MVP (Windows)