Network Help

Hi All,

I have a Win MCE main box, a WinXP Home Games box, a Laptop running X
home and a Linksys WAG354G Home ADSL gateway which is connected to m
broadband.

The WinXP Home games box and the Win MCE are hard wired to the 354G an
the laptop connects wirelessly to it when needed.

Due to the construction of my home, the wireless signal is very wea
unless the Laptop is in the same room of an adjoining one. There is n
wireless signal in any other rooms.

What I want to know, is I also have a Linksys WRT54GS which is no
being used at the moment. Can I use this as a wireless access poin
upstairs, and hard wire it to the WAG354G using ethernet so that I ca
get a better wireless coverage. I already have the cables installe
upsairs.

If I can how do I get the WRT54GS to see the internet 'through' th
WAG354G? so that the laptop can connect from anywhere in the house?

Also, I was thinking of adding an Ubuntu server into the network to us
as a web hosting PC and file server, ow hard world that be to set up.

Lots of questions I know, but thanks for you help.

CA


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CadmannUK

On 15/08/2007 in message <(E-Mail Removed)>
CadmannUK wrote:

>What I want to know, is I also have a Linksys WRT54GS which is not
>being used at the moment. Can I use this as a wireless access point
>upstairs, and hard wire it to the WAG354G using ethernet so that I can
>get a better wireless coverage. I already have the cables installed
>upsairs.
>
>If I can how do I get the WRT54GS to see the internet 'through' the
>WAG354G? so that the laptop can connect from anywhere in the house?

That will work fine, I have done it here to get my WAP upstairs. Ignore
the modem/phone connection on the WRT54GS and use it as a 'dumb switch'
connected to the WAG354G via ethernet cable. Turn off the WAP on the
WAG354G so they don't clash, make sure they are not both trying to dish
out IP addresses as well - turn off DHCP on one of them, probably the
WRT54GS. Use the IP address of the WAG354G as DNS and default gateway and
you should be fine.

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Jeff Gaines Damerham Hampshire UK
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who don't.

On 15 Aug 2007 21:52:33 GMT, "Jeff Gaines"
<(E-Mail Removed)> mused:

> Turn off the WAP on the
>WAG354G so they don't clash,

No need to do that, just set the credentials the same on both units.
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Regards,
Stuart.

Lurch;237902 Wrote:
> On 15 Aug 2007 21:52:33 GMT, "Jeff Gaines"
> (E-Mail Removed) mused:
> -
> Turn off the WAP on the
> WAG354G so they don't clash, -
>
> No need to do that, just set the credentials the same on both units.
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> Regards,
> Stuart.

Hi Stuart,

Don't want to sound too dumb, but what are the 'credentials' that
need to set the same?

Thanks

CA


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CadmannUK

In message <(E-Mail Removed)>, CadmannUK
<(E-Mail Removed)> writes

[wifi access point and a wifi modem/router]

>Don't want to sound too dumb, but what are the 'credentials' that I
>need to set the same?

Set the SSID the same.
Set the Channel the same
Set the encryption the same on both.

You'll then be able to 'roam' between the 2 coverage areas.
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Tony

[wifi access point and a wifi modem/router]

Set the SSID the same.
Set the Channel the same
Set the encryption the same on both.

You'll then be able to 'roam' between the 2 coverage areas.


Hi All,

Thanks for this. I set this up all OK earlier and now have grea
wireless EVERYWHERE in my house.

Cheers

CA


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CadmannUK