Bridging MN - 500

Hi, I am setting up a wireless network and want to
connect a MN - 500 in bridging mode, I configure it as so
and the base station finds it without problems, can
connect to the network and Internet.The issue is that I
need to put the access point in another house and it goes
to no signal, the 2 houses are connected with a cat5
cable, but when I plug the 2 MN-500 together from any
port of the base station to the " to modem " port (the
only one that see connection) on the WAP, although there
is connection or activity in the ports, the base station
no longer sees it as a access point in the Microsoft
Broadband Network Utility and drops all connections to
the network and the Internet.

Can the 2 MN-500 be connected through the cat5, one as a
base station and other as a WAP or the base station sees
the WAP only in wireless?



Luis

How long is the CAT5 cable? There is a limit on the
length of the cable one can use -- check the doc. You may
need a repeater or booster for the cable if it is too
long.

>-----Original Message-----
>Hi, I am setting up a wireless network and want to
>connect a MN - 500 in bridging mode, I configure it as
so
>and the base station finds it without problems, can
>connect to the network and Internet.The issue is that I
>need to put the access point in another house and it
goes
>to no signal, the 2 houses are connected with a cat5
>cable, but when I plug the 2 MN-500 together from any
>port of the base station to the " to modem " port (the
>only one that see connection) on the WAP, although there
>is connection or activity in the ports, the base station
>no longer sees it as a access point in the Microsoft
>Broadband Network Utility and drops all connections to
>the network and the Internet.
>
>Can the 2 MN-500 be connected through the cat5, one as a
>base station and other as a WAP or the base station sees
>the WAP only in wireless?
>
>.
>

Did you test the cable and connectors?

Also, test first without the second router. Use a wired
computer instead. This help you verify that the
connection works fine on that cable, and the problem is
only in configuring the second router.

>-----Original Message-----
>Hi, I am setting up a wireless network and want to
>connect a MN - 500 in bridging mode, I configure it as
so
>and the base station finds it without problems, can
>connect to the network and Internet.The issue is that I
>need to put the access point in another house and it
goes
>to no signal, the 2 houses are connected with a cat5
>cable, but when I plug the 2 MN-500 together from any
>port of the base station to the " to modem " port (the
>only one that see connection) on the WAP, although there
>is connection or activity in the ports, the base station
>no longer sees it as a access point in the Microsoft
>Broadband Network Utility and drops all connections to
>the network and the Internet.
>
>Can the 2 MN-500 be connected through the cat5, one as a
>base station and other as a WAP or the base station sees
>the WAP only in wireless?
>
>.
>