MN-700 as base station (and adding mn-500 as access point)

I have a fully functioning MN-700 basestation with WEP-64 wireless security
connected directly to a DSL modem and one desktop computer. Two laptops
connect wirelessly. I have no issues with this setup.

Recently I acquired an MN-500 which I wanted to set up in the basement as a
wireless access point. My hope was that the MN-500, once configured
properly, would connect to the established MN-700 basestation wirelessly so
that I could use the 4 switched ports on the MN-500 at a workbench in the
basement, allowing machines needing repair to connect by ethernet to those
four ports. I had hoped I would gain access to the home LAN as well as the
internet this way.

Is it possible? I only see instructions on setting the MN-500 as a wired
access point for wireless devices -- this of course is not what I want to do:
I want the MN-500 to provide wired connectivity to computers and also to
network wirelessly to the MN-700 (for DHCP addressing, NAT, and so on).

no, the MN500 can't operate in that mode.
and WEP is extremely unsafe. It can be broken in less time than it
takes to read this message. you should use WPA2 or at least WPA. I'd
recommend replacing the MN-700 since its performance with WPA was
too slow to receive certification.

On Sun, 18 Nov 2007 14:52:01 -0800, DavidL
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>I have a fully functioning MN-700 basestation with WEP-64 wireless security
>connected directly to a DSL modem and one desktop computer. Two laptops
>connect wirelessly. I have no issues with this setup.
>
>Recently I acquired an MN-500 which I wanted to set up in the basement as a
>wireless access point. My hope was that the MN-500, once configured
>properly, would connect to the established MN-700 basestation wirelessly so
>that I could use the 4 switched ports on the MN-500 at a workbench in the
>basement, allowing machines needing repair to connect by ethernet to those
>four ports. I had hoped I would gain access to the home LAN as well as the
>internet this way.
>
>Is it possible? I only see instructions on setting the MN-500 as a wired
>access point for wireless devices -- this of course is not what I want to do:
> I want the MN-500 to provide wired connectivity to computers and also to
>network wirelessly to the MN-700 (for DHCP addressing, NAT, and so on).
--

Barb Bowman
MS Windows-MVP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/bowman.mspx
http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/

"Barb Bowman" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> no, the MN500 can't operate in that mode.
> and WEP is extremely unsafe. It can be broken in less time than it
> takes to read this message.

Barb,
If one were to use WEP, MAC filtering and not broadcast the SSID with an
MN-700, isn't that "secure enough" for most uses?

-Pete

It wouldn't deter someone who really wants to get on your network. I
sure would not run my network with that risk.

On Wed, 12 Dec 2007 16:25:24 -0500, "Pete Delgado"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>
>"Barb Bowman" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:(E-Mail Removed).. .
>> no, the MN500 can't operate in that mode.
>> and WEP is extremely unsafe. It can be broken in less time than it
>> takes to read this message.
>
>Barb,
>If one were to use WEP, MAC filtering and not broadcast the SSID with an
>MN-700, isn't that "secure enough" for most uses?
>
>-Pete
>
--

Barb Bowman
MS Windows-MVP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/bowman.mspx
http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/