Can I add use 2nd router as Access Point?

I'm running a wired home network with a d-link router. I just got a laptop
with built-in 802.11b adapter. I'd like to connect it to my network via
wireless. I don't want to change the desktop configurations. I have an
opportunity to buy a wireless router for $40 vs buying an Access Point for
$100. So I'd like to use the router if I could. Here's the thing...

The original wired router has a printer port thats very useful. The
wireless one doesn't. Can I "daisy chain" the wireless router onto one of
the wired router ports and use it as an access point? Or should I just
spend the extra $60 and get on with it?

Bill


bill mccollam

bill mccollam wrote:

> I'm running a wired home network with a d-link router. I just got a
> laptop
> with built-in 802.11b adapter. I'd like to connect it to my network via
> wireless. I don't want to change the desktop configurations. I have an
> opportunity to buy a wireless router for $40 vs buying an Access Point for
> $100. So I'd like to use the router if I could. Here's the thing...
>
> The original wired router has a printer port thats very useful. The
> wireless one doesn't. Can I "daisy chain" the wireless router onto one of
> the wired router ports and use it as an access point? Or should I just
> spend the extra $60 and get on with it?

You can connect one to the other. Here I've got my wireless router outside
my Linux firewall and use a vpn to gain access to my local network. I'm
also using 128 bit WEP.

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Hi Bill.

Thanks to M. Quinlan, I was able to connect a wired router to a
wireless router. I've pasted-in his entire message and hopefully it
works for you too.



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Message 4 in thread
From: Michael Quinlan ((E-Mail Removed))
Subject: Re: Netgear RP614 Wired Router + Netgear WGR614 Wireless
Router


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Newsgroups: alt.internet.wireless
Date: 2003-07-22 20:04:43 PST


"MH" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed) om...
> I really wanted a wireless access point but unfortunately I have to
> work with a wireless router instead.
>
> Does anybody have any experience in getting a Netgear RP614 to connect
> to a Netgear WGR614 and making the set up work?

Both of these models are routers with built-in switches. The WGR614
also
has a wireless access point built-in. For both of these to operate on
the
same network, you'll need to disable some features and change some
default
settings on one of them. Since it sounds like you already have the
wired-only router setup and working, I would recommend making these
changes
on the wireless router.

What you want to disable on the wireless router is its DHCP server.
Having
two DHCP servers on the network is asking for trouble. Since both
routers
are Netgear, they probably have the same default IP address, so you'll
want
to change the wireless routers IP address to something that doesn't
conflict
with the IP address of the wired-only router (or any other static
addresses
you've assigned) AND is NOT within the range of address that the DHCP
server
on the wired-only router may assign. .I can't say how to do either of
these
things, as I have no Netgear equipment here. Be aware that you you'll
need
to change the settings on the wireless router BEFORE connecting it to
the
rest of your network. (Connect it to a single PC and nothing else,
then use
that PC to configure the wireless router).

Once these settings are changed, the two routers should peacefully
coexist
on the same network.


<Original Msg Below>

bill mccollam <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:<Xns949FDF75EEE79mccollamhomemailcom@66.185.9 5.104>...
> I'm running a wired home network with a d-link router. I just got a laptop
> with built-in 802.11b adapter. I'd like to connect it to my network via
> wireless. I don't want to change the desktop configurations. I have an
> opportunity to buy a wireless router for $40 vs buying an Access Point for
> $100. So I'd like to use the router if I could. Here's the thing...
>
> The original wired router has a printer port thats very useful. The
> wireless one doesn't. Can I "daisy chain" the wireless router onto one of
> the wired router ports and use it as an access point? Or should I just
> spend the extra $60 and get on with it?
>
> Bill