connecting a wilress router to a wired router

I have connected to the internet a wired router and I would like to connect
my new linksys G wireless router to this network to make it work as an
access point to have wireless access all over my house. I connected my
wireless router to an OUT port of the wired router but no signal. What
special adjustments do I have to do to connect both devises and get my
wireless internet, so far no internet?
Thanks

Neo

Mr. Leon wrote:
> I have connected to the internet a wired router and I would like to connect
> my new linksys G wireless router to this network to make it work as an
> access point to have wireless access all over my house. I connected my
> wireless router to an OUT port of the wired router but no signal. What
> special adjustments do I have to do to connect both devises and get my
> wireless internet, so far no internet?
> Thanks
>
> Neo
>
>

You have to connect one of the LAN ports of the wireless router to one
of the LAN ports of the wired router. That is, you have to leave the
WAN/Internet port of the wireless router open.

You will also need to disable the DHCP server of the wireless router and
(probably) set it's LAN-facing IP address to an IP address compatible
with the settings of the wired router.

For more detailed instructions, see MVP Jack's page at
http://www.ezlan.net/router_AP.html (you will almost certainly *not*
need a crossover cable; your new Linksys router's ports should have
automatic MDI/MDI-X configuration).

While you are configuring the second router to act as an access point,
also configure its wireless settings: set a password to access its
configuration utility, change the SSID from its default to something
unique (but not your last name or address), and set the encryption mode
and password. You should use WPA2-Personal (sometimes called WPA2-PSK)
if all of your other wireless devices can support WPA2. If one or more
of your other wireless devices can only support WPA-Personal, use that.
If one or more of your other wireless devices can only support WEP,
seriously consider upgrading them (if possible) or replacing them.

--
Lem -- MS-MVP

To the moon and back with 2K words of RAM and 36K words of ROM.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer
http://history.nasa.gov/afj/compessay.htm

Mr. Leon <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> I have connected to the internet a wired router and I would like to
> connect my new linksys G wireless router to this network to make it
> work as an access point to have wireless access all over my house. I
> connected my wireless router to an OUT port of the wired router but
> no signal. What special adjustments do I have to do to connect both
> devises and get my wireless internet, so far no internet?
> Thanks
>
> Neo

My advice? Unless you have some compelling reason to separate these two
networks (which is what you'll have, if you use this setup), don't use a
wireless router; get a wireless access point instead. You'd just connect it
to your wired router/ethernet switch, and you'd have one big network
including wired and wireless clients, and can share files/printers between
them. Or, get rid of the wired router you're using & replace it with the new
Linksys, so you have the same effect. This would be a lot less complicated.

Mr. Leon wrote:
> I have connected to the internet a wired router and I would like to connect
> my new linksys G wireless router to this network to make it work as an
> access point to have wireless access all over my house. I connected my
> wireless router to an OUT port of the wired router but no signal. What
> special adjustments do I have to do to connect both devises and get my
> wireless internet, so far no internet?
> Thanks
>
> Neo
>
>

P.S. For best results, do not configure *any* wireless security until
*after* you have your wireless connection working satisfactorily. Just
don't leave it on and unsecured if you have to stop working on it for a
while.
--
Lem -- MS-MVP

To the moon and back with 2K words of RAM and 36K words of ROM.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer
http://history.nasa.gov/afj/compessay.htm

Thank you for all the information. I will give it a try.

Neo


"Lem" <lemp40@unknownhost> wrote in message
news:echxRE$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Mr. Leon wrote:
>> I have connected to the internet a wired router and I would like to
>> connect my new linksys G wireless router to this network to make it work
>> as an access point to have wireless access all over my house. I connected
>> my wireless router to an OUT port of the wired router but no signal. What
>> special adjustments do I have to do to connect both devises and get my
>> wireless internet, so far no internet?
>> Thanks
>>
>> Neo
>
> P.S. For best results, do not configure *any* wireless security until
> *after* you have your wireless connection working satisfactorily. Just
> don't leave it on and unsecured if you have to stop working on it for a
> while.
> --
> Lem -- MS-MVP
>
> To the moon and back with 2K words of RAM and 36K words of ROM.
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer
> http://history.nasa.gov/afj/compessay.htm