Did I order the right AP?

Hi,

Here's my situation: I have to pc's wired together via a network switch. To
my cablemodem I have a Sitecom wireless router (WL-018) connected. As
distance between router and pc's is too far to hook them up by wires, I'd
like a wireless solution.

Yesterday I ordered a Linksys WAP11 to connect to the switch to enable
wireless networking for the two wired pc's. Pretty stupid of course, I just
started today to have a look at the Linksys site, only to find out that the
WAP11 can act as a wireless "client" of another WAP11 in accespoint mode,
they don't mention the possibility to have it act in client mode of
anything else. Now, is it really the case that I need another WAP11 (to
connect to the wireless router) in order to be able to use the other one in
client mode??

Thanks,
Marc
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"Marc Onrust" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> Here's my situation: I have to pc's wired together via a network switch.
To
> my cablemodem I have a Sitecom wireless router (WL-018) connected. As
> distance between router and pc's is too far to hook them up by wires, I'd
> like a wireless solution.
>
> Yesterday I ordered a Linksys WAP11 to connect to the switch to enable
> wireless networking for the two wired pc's. Pretty stupid of course, I
just
> started today to have a look at the Linksys site, only to find out that
the
> WAP11 can act as a wireless "client" of another WAP11 in accespoint mode,
> they don't mention the possibility to have it act in client mode of
> anything else. Now, is it really the case that I need another WAP11 (to
> connect to the wireless router) in order to be able to use the other one
in
> client mode??
>

At the moment it sounds like you got a cable modem and wireless router here
and a network switch and a couple of PCs conneted there...

So you have no connection between the Wireless router and the network switch
so you would connect a Wireless Access Point to the switch and it could then
talk to the Wireless Router and your PCs connected to the switch.

WAP would have an ip in the same subnet as the wireless router and have its
gateway set to the wireless routers IP and the PCs connected to the switch
would also have IPs in this subnet with the Wireless Routers IP as their
gateway.

Nick Le Lievre wrote:

> At the moment it sounds like you got a cable modem and wireless router
> here and a network switch and a couple of PCs conneted there...

Correct!

> So you have no connection between the Wireless router and the network
> switch so you would connect a Wireless Access Point to the switch and it
> could then talk to the Wireless Router and your PCs connected to the
> switch.

Correct!

> WAP would have an ip in the same subnet as the wireless router and have
> its gateway set to the wireless routers IP and the PCs connected to the
> switch would also have IPs in this subnet with the Wireless Routers IP as
> their gateway.

OK, so you're saying it should all work. That's a relieve :-)

Thanks a lot!
Marc
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"Marc Onrust" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Nick Le Lievre wrote:
>
> > At the moment it sounds like you got a cable modem and wireless router
> > here and a network switch and a couple of PCs conneted there...
>
> Correct!
>
> > So you have no connection between the Wireless router and the network
> > switch so you would connect a Wireless Access Point to the switch and it
> > could then talk to the Wireless Router and your PCs connected to the
> > switch.
>
> Correct!
>
> > WAP would have an ip in the same subnet as the wireless router and have
> > its gateway set to the wireless routers IP and the PCs connected to the
> > switch would also have IPs in this subnet with the Wireless Routers IP
as
> > their gateway.
>
> OK, so you're saying it should all work. That's a relieve :-)
>

Yeah that configuration is nothing out of the ordinary - don`t forget to set
the dns servers on the PCs connected to the switch.

Nick Le Lievre wrote:

> "Marc Onrust" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:bp53kk$1l393s$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Nick Le Lievre wrote:
>>
>> > At the moment it sounds like you got a cable modem and wireless router
>> > here and a network switch and a couple of PCs conneted there...
>>
>> Correct!
>>
>> > So you have no connection between the Wireless router and the network
>> > switch so you would connect a Wireless Access Point to the switch and
>> > it could then talk to the Wireless Router and your PCs connected to the
>> > switch.
>>
>> Correct!
>>
>> > WAP would have an ip in the same subnet as the wireless router and have
>> > its gateway set to the wireless routers IP and the PCs connected to the
>> > switch would also have IPs in this subnet with the Wireless Routers IP
> as
>> > their gateway.
>>
>> OK, so you're saying it should all work. That's a relieve :-)
>>
>
> Yeah that configuration is nothing out of the ordinary - don`t forget to
> set the dns servers on the PCs connected to the switch.

That should be set by dhcp, right? Another question, should the router be
dhcp server for the wired pc's, or the router? I suppose it's the router,
but am not sure. Well, trial and error should get me to the right setup
anyway.
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Marc Onrust wrote:

> Nick Le Lievre wrote:
>
>> "Marc Onrust" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:bp53kk$1l393s$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> Nick Le Lievre wrote:
>>>
>>> > At the moment it sounds like you got a cable modem and wireless router
>>> > here and a network switch and a couple of PCs conneted there...
>>>
>>> Correct!
>>>
>>> > So you have no connection between the Wireless router and the network
>>> > switch so you would connect a Wireless Access Point to the switch and
>>> > it could then talk to the Wireless Router and your PCs connected to
>>> > the switch.
>>>
>>> Correct!
>>>
>>> > WAP would have an ip in the same subnet as the wireless router and
>>> > have its gateway set to the wireless routers IP and the PCs connected
>>> > to the switch would also have IPs in this subnet with the Wireless
>>> > Routers IP
>> as
>>> > their gateway.
>>>
>>> OK, so you're saying it should all work. That's a relieve :-)
>>>
>>
>> Yeah that configuration is nothing out of the ordinary - don`t forget to
>> set the dns servers on the PCs connected to the switch.
>
> That should be set by dhcp, right? Another question, should the router be
> dhcp server for the wired pc's, or the router? I suppose it's the router,
> but am not sure. Well, trial and error should get me to the right setup
> anyway.

Sorry, the question should be: should the router or the AP be the dhcp
server. Better read it before I hit the send button next time :-)
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"Marc Onrust" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Marc Onrust wrote:
>
> > Nick Le Lievre wrote:
> >
> >> "Marc Onrust" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >> news:bp53kk$1l393s$(E-Mail Removed)...
> >>> Nick Le Lievre wrote:
> >>>
> >>> > At the moment it sounds like you got a cable modem and wireless
router
> >>> > here and a network switch and a couple of PCs conneted there...
> >>>
> >>> Correct!
> >>>
> >>> > So you have no connection between the Wireless router and the
network
> >>> > switch so you would connect a Wireless Access Point to the switch
and
> >>> > it could then talk to the Wireless Router and your PCs connected to
> >>> > the switch.
> >>>
> >>> Correct!
> >>>
> >>> > WAP would have an ip in the same subnet as the wireless router and
> >>> > have its gateway set to the wireless routers IP and the PCs
connected
> >>> > to the switch would also have IPs in this subnet with the Wireless
> >>> > Routers IP
> >> as
> >>> > their gateway.
> >>>
> >>> OK, so you're saying it should all work. That's a relieve :-)
> >>>
> >>
> >> Yeah that configuration is nothing out of the ordinary - don`t forget
to
> >> set the dns servers on the PCs connected to the switch.
> >
> > That should be set by dhcp, right? Another question, should the router
be
> > dhcp server for the wired pc's, or the router? I suppose it's the
router,
> > but am not sure. Well, trial and error should get me to the right setup
> > anyway.
>
> Sorry, the question should be: should the router or the AP be the dhcp
> server. Better read it before I hit the send button next time :-)

You only have 2 Pcs an AP and Wireless Router I would use static IPs. DHCP
just adds more complications in these small networking environments. What to
set your DNS to I`m not sure either the IP of the wireless router for it to
do dns forwarding or your ISPs DNS Servers im not 100% clear on this.

Nick Le Lievre wrote:

> "Marc Onrust" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:bp54nj$1kj5np$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Marc Onrust wrote:
>>
>> > Nick Le Lievre wrote:
>> >
>> >> "Marc Onrust" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> >> news:bp53kk$1l393s$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >>> Nick Le Lievre wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>> > At the moment it sounds like you got a cable modem and wireless
> router
>> >>> > here and a network switch and a couple of PCs conneted there...
>> >>>
>> >>> Correct!
>> >>>
>> >>> > So you have no connection between the Wireless router and the
> network
>> >>> > switch so you would connect a Wireless Access Point to the switch
> and
>> >>> > it could then talk to the Wireless Router and your PCs connected to
>> >>> > the switch.
>> >>>
>> >>> Correct!
>> >>>
>> >>> > WAP would have an ip in the same subnet as the wireless router and
>> >>> > have its gateway set to the wireless routers IP and the PCs
> connected
>> >>> > to the switch would also have IPs in this subnet with the Wireless
>> >>> > Routers IP
>> >> as
>> >>> > their gateway.
>> >>>
>> >>> OK, so you're saying it should all work. That's a relieve :-)
>> >>>
>> >>
>> >> Yeah that configuration is nothing out of the ordinary - don`t forget
> to
>> >> set the dns servers on the PCs connected to the switch.
>> >
>> > That should be set by dhcp, right? Another question, should the router
> be
>> > dhcp server for the wired pc's, or the router? I suppose it's the
> router,
>> > but am not sure. Well, trial and error should get me to the right setup
>> > anyway.
>>
>> Sorry, the question should be: should the router or the AP be the dhcp
>> server. Better read it before I hit the send button next time :-)
>
> You only have 2 Pcs an AP and Wireless Router I would use static IPs. DHCP
> just adds more complications in these small networking environments. What
> to set your DNS to I`m not sure either the IP of the wireless router for
> it to do dns forwarding or your ISPs DNS Servers im not 100% clear on
> this.

OK, that should be the ip of the router, just like I have on my wireless
laptop (talking directly to the wireless router).
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"Marc Onrust" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Nick Le Lievre wrote:
>
> > "Marc Onrust" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:bp54nj$1kj5np$(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> Marc Onrust wrote:
> >>
> >> > Nick Le Lievre wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> "Marc Onrust" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >> >> news:bp53kk$1l393s$(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> >>> Nick Le Lievre wrote:
> >> >>>
> >> >>> > At the moment it sounds like you got a cable modem and wireless
> > router
> >> >>> > here and a network switch and a couple of PCs conneted there...
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Correct!
> >> >>>
> >> >>> > So you have no connection between the Wireless router and the
> > network
> >> >>> > switch so you would connect a Wireless Access Point to the switch
> > and
> >> >>> > it could then talk to the Wireless Router and your PCs connected
to
> >> >>> > the switch.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Correct!
> >> >>>
> >> >>> > WAP would have an ip in the same subnet as the wireless router
and
> >> >>> > have its gateway set to the wireless routers IP and the PCs
> > connected
> >> >>> > to the switch would also have IPs in this subnet with the
Wireless
> >> >>> > Routers IP
> >> >> as
> >> >>> > their gateway.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> OK, so you're saying it should all work. That's a relieve :-)
> >> >>>
> >> >>
> >> >> Yeah that configuration is nothing out of the ordinary - don`t
forget
> > to
> >> >> set the dns servers on the PCs connected to the switch.
> >> >
> >> > That should be set by dhcp, right? Another question, should the
router
> > be
> >> > dhcp server for the wired pc's, or the router? I suppose it's the
> > router,
> >> > but am not sure. Well, trial and error should get me to the right
setup
> >> > anyway.
> >>
> >> Sorry, the question should be: should the router or the AP be the dhcp
> >> server. Better read it before I hit the send button next time :-)
> >
> > You only have 2 Pcs an AP and Wireless Router I would use static IPs.
DHCP
> > just adds more complications in these small networking environments.
What
> > to set your DNS to I`m not sure either the IP of the wireless router for
> > it to do dns forwarding or your ISPs DNS Servers im not 100% clear on
> > this.
>
> OK, that should be the ip of the router, just like I have on my wireless
> laptop (talking directly to the wireless router).

Yeah it will then forward dns requests to your ISPs dns servers.