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> I'm trying to setup a wireless router for my dad's office and I'm
> running into a couple of hitches. Firstly, here's how the office
> computers are setup:
> - there is an Ethernet wire coming in from the ISP that links to the
> computer termed as 'server' in my dad's office. This links to an
> Ethernet card. (Note - I dont have a cable modem connection, but just
> an ethernet cable from the ISP)
> - to provide internet connectivity to the rest of the computers in the
> office, I added another card in the 'server' computer and linked it
> to a regular hub.
> - other computers in the office are connected to this hub via a
> regular wired connection.
> - the server allows internet sharing for the other computers through a
> program called CCproxy. Although the server is running Windows 2000
> server, I am currently not using the Routing and Remote Access
> Services (RRAS) to share the connection (there are some additional
> complications here).
> - the IP configuration of the server is as:
> (for the LAN card connecting to the ISP)
> IP address: 172.16.100.216
> Subnet mask: 255.255.0.0
> Default Gateway: 172.16.100.1
> (for the LAN card connecting to the wired hub)
> IP address: 192.168.0.1
> Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
> Default Gateway:
>
> Now, I want to add a wireless router to this setup, so that I can
> connect to the office network as well as share the internet connection
> from the 'home' PC.
>
> Q: Where in this mix do I place the wireless router? I would ideally
> like to place it as an extension of the wired hub, and not inbetween
> the ISP's wire and the server computer. Is this possible?
>
> Q If so, what configuration does the router require? I want the end
> result to be such that any wireless enabled computer can choose to get
> an IP address dynamically and be connected to the same network as the
> wired PCs. Even if I have to specify a fixed IP address for wireless
> computers - that is acceptable. Anyhow, while configuring the
> wireless router, I had just too many confusing options and adhocing
> didn't cut it:
> - should I choose static or dynamic IP address for the router?
> - under the WAN section of the router configuration, what should the
> IP address and Subnet Mask be? Am I right in guessing that the ISP
> Gateway Address should be 192.168.0.1 and Primary DNS Address
> Secondary DNS Address be 202.56.230.5, 202.56.230.6 (this is how the
> card that is connected to internet wire is setup on the 'server'
> computer) - under the LAN section of the router configuration, it
> asks me for The IP address and Subnet Mask of the DI-524. what should
> I specify here? - I think I need to enable the router as a DHCP
> server, I specified a range of 192 . 168 . 0 . 101 to .199
>
> But all of this didn't work.
>
> Q: No wireless networks are being detected by the wifi enabled laptop.
> Shouldn't one be visible?
>
> I think part of the problem is that the LAN card connecting the server
> computer to the wired hub has an IP address of 192.168.0.1 . I would
> prefer not to mess around with the default values on the server -
> letting whatever works work... changing values on the wireless router
> is perfectly fine.
>
> Thanks,
> Sid
I hope the wireless access point/router has a decent firewall built in.
.....and you should definitely connect it to the cable/DSL modem, and then to
the Ethernet hub/switch, where the wired computers also connect. You don't
need ICS. It's a huge pain and not needed. The router itself can do DHCP and
NAT.
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