mn500 to mn500

is there a way to connect an mn500 to an mn500 and have
them be on the same network, only one sharing internet?
please help.

Yes, using one as a base station/router and the other in access point mode.
They need to be wired, however. Check out MVP Barb Bowman's columns on the
Expert Zone in my signature line.
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Chris H.
Microsoft Windows MVP
Associate Expert
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"Chris" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> is there a way to connect an mn500 to an mn500 and have
> them be on the same network, only one sharing internet?
> please help.

You need to set it up like this

Broadband modem --> WAN port of MN-500 #1
MN-500 #1 LAN port #2 --> WAN port of MN-500 #2


Make sure all MN-500s are running the latest firmware 1.11.017

Now lets look at the setup of each MN-500:

MN-500 #1
router mode
LAN IP address at default of 192.168.2.1
some SSID
some WEP key
channel 6

MN-500 #2
bridge mode
LAN IP address at 192.168.2.42, outside of default DHCP range
same SSID
same WEP key
channel 1



If you keep the SSID and WEP key the same for all base stations, people will
be able to move between access points and get a connection. You need to
select
non-overlapping channels for the base stations to prevent interference.
Channels 1, 6, and 11 are the three non-overlapping channels. There are more
combinations if you only need two channels.


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Jason Tsang - Microsoft MVP

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"Chris" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> is there a way to connect an mn500 to an mn500 and have
> them be on the same network, only one sharing internet?
> please help.