Linksys Wireless-B Router and DHCP Computer

Hi,

I have a configuration question regarding my Linksys Wireless -B
Broadband Router and a DHCP server on my LAN.

What I would like to do is to have computers what are wired to my DCHP
server via a switch continue to get IP addresses from the DHCP server.
I would also like the Wireless-B Router to hand out IP addresses to a
wireless laptop in another room.

I have been trying to get this setup to work but without much success.
I have cable modem access via Optonline.

Before the wireless router, I had the cable modem attached to a hub to
share the computer via the LAN, with DHCP handing out the IP's with no
problem. When I got the router, I took the cable from the cable modem,
attached it to the WAN port on the router and attached a cable from
one of the four ports on the router to the switch.

DHCP was able to issue IP's to the wired machines, but not to the
wireless laptop. I had DHCP enabled on the wireless router, but it
would not issue IP's to the wireless laptop.

Am I missing something or doing something totally wrong. I am running
W2K and WinXP, both professional versions.

Thanks,

David

I think the problem is you have two DHCP servers at the same time.

As a test, use only the DHCP server in the router and disable the other one
you have. This should give you both wired and wireless.

The next test is to disable the DHCP server in the router, and enable the
other one you have. This too should give you both wired and wireless.


"DavidNoack" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed) ...
> Hi,
>
> I have a configuration question regarding my Linksys Wireless -B
> Broadband Router and a DHCP server on my LAN.
>
> What I would like to do is to have computers what are wired to my DCHP
> server via a switch continue to get IP addresses from the DHCP server.
> I would also like the Wireless-B Router to hand out IP addresses to a
> wireless laptop in another room.
>
> I have been trying to get this setup to work but without much success.
> I have cable modem access via Optonline.
>
> Before the wireless router, I had the cable modem attached to a hub to
> share the computer via the LAN, with DHCP handing out the IP's with no
> problem. When I got the router, I took the cable from the cable modem,
> attached it to the WAN port on the router and attached a cable from
> one of the four ports on the router to the switch.
>
> DHCP was able to issue IP's to the wired machines, but not to the
> wireless laptop. I had DHCP enabled on the wireless router, but it
> would not issue IP's to the wireless laptop.
>
> Am I missing something or doing something totally wrong. I am running
> W2K and WinXP, both professional versions.
>
> Thanks,
>
> David

Have similar setup. Also have a Wireless Access Point that is also a DHCP
server but is disabled. My ADSL Modem/Router gives IP addresses. My wireless
connected laptop boots up, establishes a wireless connection and then gets
its IP address. No probs. If you still have probs, check what IP address
your laptop gets. If it can't establish a wireless connection it will auto
configure (and won't work on your network). Implies no wireless connection.
Check IP on laptop with 'ipconfig /all' from cmd prompt.
Chris

(E-Mail Removed) (DavidNoack) wrote:

>Hi,
>
>I have a configuration question regarding my Linksys Wireless -B
>Broadband Router and a DHCP server on my LAN.
>
>What I would like to do is to have computers what are wired to my DCHP
>server via a switch continue to get IP addresses from the DHCP server.
>I would also like the Wireless-B Router to hand out IP addresses to a
>wireless laptop in another room.
>
>I have been trying to get this setup to work but without much success.
>I have cable modem access via Optonline.
>
>Before the wireless router, I had the cable modem attached to a hub to
>share the computer via the LAN, with DHCP handing out the IP's with no
>problem. When I got the router, I took the cable from the cable modem,
>attached it to the WAN port on the router and attached a cable from
>one of the four ports on the router to the switch.

I think your problem is your new set-up. Try it this way and see if it
works.

cable modem to hub. take your wan port of your wireless router and
connect it to you hub. This way your wired pc's will still get ip from
your hub (cable). This will issue an ip to the wan side your your
wireless and your lan side will still be able to issue the wireless
pc's it's ip addresses...

>
>DHCP was able to issue IP's to the wired machines, but not to the
>wireless laptop. I had DHCP enabled on the wireless router, but it
>would not issue IP's to the wireless laptop.