Want to add wireless to existing lan

Here is the problem: Comcast has provided an all-in-one modem/router/switch
device (SMC brand) to our small business. They (Comcast) do not support
wireless through their devices. We want to add wireless capability in our
office for special needs. If Comcast had provided a modem and a router, I
could have just replaced the router with one that also supports wireless.

I don't want to have to pay for a service call and a tech consulting fee and
wait 3 weeks to get an appointment just to add this capability. Does anyone
have any ideas as to the easiest/cheapest way to accomplish this?

Thanks in advance...

Dick

plug a wireless access point into a modem/router/switch port.

"Dick" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Here is the problem: Comcast has provided an all-in-one
> modem/router/switch device (SMC brand) to our small business. They
> (Comcast) do not support wireless through their devices. We want to add
> wireless capability in our office for special needs. If Comcast had
> provided a modem and a router, I could have just replaced the router with
> one that also supports wireless.
>
> I don't want to have to pay for a service call and a tech consulting fee
> and wait 3 weeks to get an appointment just to add this capability. Does
> anyone have any ideas as to the easiest/cheapest way to accomplish this?
>
> Thanks in advance...
>
> Dick
>

Dave said this on 2/6/2009 1:42 PM:
> plug a wireless access point into a modem/router/switch port.
>
> "Dick" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Here is the problem: Comcast has provided an all-in-one
>> modem/router/switch device (SMC brand) to our small business. They
>> (Comcast) do not support wireless through their devices. We want to
>> add wireless capability in our office for special needs. If Comcast
>> had provided a modem and a router, I could have just replaced the
>> router with one that also supports wireless.
>>
>> I don't want to have to pay for a service call and a tech consulting
>> fee and wait 3 weeks to get an appointment just to add this
>> capability. Does anyone have any ideas as to the easiest/cheapest way
>> to accomplish this?
>>
>> Thanks in advance...
>>
>> Dick
>>
>
Some wireless routers can be configured to operate as an access point
(AP). I'm not sure how to tell you to find them since not every
manufacturer will advertise the feature, you can read specs till you
turn blue, but I got my hands on a Belkin wireless router a few months
back and it had one question about becoming an access point. Once you
said yes, a lot of the other questions grayed out! Which is proper
since you don't need a vast majority of the setup if you are an access
point. Now the wireless router just became an extension of the main
router with a few more jacks and an antenna. Just what I wanted, more
connections and a better antenna (that was my problem, the radio part of
my main router went bad).

Hi
The most cost effective way to get Wireless under this condition is to buy a
Wireless Cable/DSL Router and configure it as a switch with an Access Point.
Here how - Using a Wireless Router as a switch with an Access Point -
http://www.ezlan.net/router_AP.html
Jack (MS, MVP-Networking)

"Dick" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Here is the problem: Comcast has provided an all-in-one
> modem/router/switch device (SMC brand) to our small business. They
> (Comcast) do not support wireless through their devices. We want to add
> wireless capability in our office for special needs. If Comcast had
> provided a modem and a router, I could have just replaced the router with
> one that also supports wireless.
>
> I don't want to have to pay for a service call and a tech consulting fee
> and wait 3 weeks to get an appointment just to add this capability. Does
> anyone have any ideas as to the easiest/cheapest way to accomplish this?
>
> Thanks in advance...
>
> Dick
>

Jack,

Thanks, that was exactly what I was looking for. I'll report back on my
success/failure.

Dick

"Jack (MVP-Networking)." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi
> The most cost effective way to get Wireless under this condition is to buy
> a Wireless Cable/DSL Router and configure it as a switch with an Access
> Point.
> Here how - Using a Wireless Router as a switch with an Access Point -
> http://www.ezlan.net/router_AP.html
> Jack (MS, MVP-Networking)
>
> "Dick" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Here is the problem: Comcast has provided an all-in-one
>> modem/router/switch device (SMC brand) to our small business. They
>> (Comcast) do not support wireless through their devices. We want to add
>> wireless capability in our office for special needs. If Comcast had
>> provided a modem and a router, I could have just replaced the router with
>> one that also supports wireless.
>>
>> I don't want to have to pay for a service call and a tech consulting fee
>> and wait 3 weeks to get an appointment just to add this capability. Does
>> anyone have any ideas as to the easiest/cheapest way to accomplish this?
>>
>> Thanks in advance...
>>
>> Dick
>>
>

Jack,

Preliminary results show that local lan access is fine, but I can't get to
the internet (which is required). It appears that 'name resolution is
goofed up (technical term) due to no gateway/dns addresses for the wireless
workstation.

Any further ideas...

Dick

"Jack (MVP-Networking)." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi
> The most cost effective way to get Wireless under this condition is to buy
> a Wireless Cable/DSL Router and configure it as a switch with an Access
> Point.
> Here how - Using a Wireless Router as a switch with an Access Point -
> http://www.ezlan.net/router_AP.html
> Jack (MS, MVP-Networking)
>
> "Dick" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Here is the problem: Comcast has provided an all-in-one
>> modem/router/switch device (SMC brand) to our small business. They
>> (Comcast) do not support wireless through their devices. We want to add
>> wireless capability in our office for special needs. If Comcast had
>> provided a modem and a router, I could have just replaced the router with
>> one that also supports wireless.
>>
>> I don't want to have to pay for a service call and a tech consulting fee
>> and wait 3 weeks to get an appointment just to add this capability. Does
>> anyone have any ideas as to the easiest/cheapest way to accomplish this?
>>
>> Thanks in advance...
>>
>> Dick
>>
>

Hi
Use the IPConfig utility and post the result here.
Usually the DNS should be the core IP number of main Router.
I.e. (as an example) if the core IP of the SMC is 192.168.1.1 that should be
the Gateway and the DNS.
make sure that the DHCP on the Wireless device is off and the Wireless
computer gets its IP from the SMC DHCP.
Jack (MS, MVP-Networking)

"Dick" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Jack,
>
> Preliminary results show that local lan access is fine, but I can't get to
> the internet (which is required). It appears that 'name resolution is
> goofed up (technical term) due to no gateway/dns addresses for the
> wireless workstation.
>
> Any further ideas...
>
> Dick
>
> "Jack (MVP-Networking)." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Hi
>> The most cost effective way to get Wireless under this condition is to
>> buy a Wireless Cable/DSL Router and configure it as a switch with an
>> Access Point.
>> Here how - Using a Wireless Router as a switch with an Access Point -
>> http://www.ezlan.net/router_AP.html
>> Jack (MS, MVP-Networking)
>>
>> "Dick" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> Here is the problem: Comcast has provided an all-in-one
>>> modem/router/switch device (SMC brand) to our small business. They
>>> (Comcast) do not support wireless through their devices. We want to add
>>> wireless capability in our office for special needs. If Comcast had
>>> provided a modem and a router, I could have just replaced the router
>>> with one that also supports wireless.
>>>
>>> I don't want to have to pay for a service call and a tech consulting fee
>>> and wait 3 weeks to get an appointment just to add this capability.
>>> Does anyone have any ideas as to the easiest/cheapest way to accomplish
>>> this?
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance...
>>>
>>> Dick
>>>
>>
>

I have a desktop XP Professional, and a Comcast modem for
the Internet. A cable goes from the Comcast modem to a
Belkin router. A cable goes from the Belkin to my desktop,
and I get the Internet. We have a XP Professional portable
that gets the Internet via wireless. Everything is fine.

We have a second portable, XP Home that we wish to connect
to the Internet via wireless. We do not know how. Please
help us. If we connect the XP Home via a cable to the
Belkin, things are fine. Without the cable, the wireless
gives the message "Limited or no connectivity". On the Home
computer, we can locate the network, it finds the Belkin,
and it says it has a strong signal.

We called Belkin support. They said we have to disable the
code on the desktop, so that all computers can then
automatically find the correct IP. We do not want to disable
working systems, and so are reluctant to follow this advice.

Hope you have something to tell us what we can do with the
XP Home portable to get wireless.

Thanks very much in advance.

Well, all is working fine. I don't know why it didn't work the first time.
I rebooted everything (routers, switches, pc's) and everything works as
advertised.

Thaanks again, Jack, for pointing me in the right direction.

Dick

"Jack (MVP-Networking)." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi
> Use the IPConfig utility and post the result here.
> Usually the DNS should be the core IP number of main Router.
> I.e. (as an example) if the core IP of the SMC is 192.168.1.1 that should
> be the Gateway and the DNS.
> make sure that the DHCP on the Wireless device is off and the Wireless
> computer gets its IP from the SMC DHCP.
> Jack (MS, MVP-Networking)
>
> "Dick" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Jack,
>>
>> Preliminary results show that local lan access is fine, but I can't get
>> to the internet (which is required). It appears that 'name resolution is
>> goofed up (technical term) due to no gateway/dns addresses for the
>> wireless workstation.
>>
>> Any further ideas...
>>
>> Dick
>>
>> "Jack (MVP-Networking)." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> Hi
>>> The most cost effective way to get Wireless under this condition is to
>>> buy a Wireless Cable/DSL Router and configure it as a switch with an
>>> Access Point.
>>> Here how - Using a Wireless Router as a switch with an Access Point -
>>> http://www.ezlan.net/router_AP.html
>>> Jack (MS, MVP-Networking)
>>>
>>> "Dick" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>> Here is the problem: Comcast has provided an all-in-one
>>>> modem/router/switch device (SMC brand) to our small business. They
>>>> (Comcast) do not support wireless through their devices. We want to
>>>> add wireless capability in our office for special needs. If Comcast
>>>> had provided a modem and a router, I could have just replaced the
>>>> router with one that also supports wireless.
>>>>
>>>> I don't want to have to pay for a service call and a tech consulting
>>>> fee and wait 3 weeks to get an appointment just to add this capability.
>>>> Does anyone have any ideas as to the easiest/cheapest way to accomplish
>>>> this?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks in advance...
>>>>
>>>> Dick
>>>>
>>>
>>
>

Hi
Welcome to the wonder of Modern Technology. http://www.ezlan.net/2Tups.jpg
Jack (MS, MVP-Networking)

"Dick" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Well, all is working fine. I don't know why it didn't work the first
> time. I rebooted everything (routers, switches, pc's) and everything works
> as advertised.
>
> Thaanks again, Jack, for pointing me in the right direction.
>
> Dick
>
> "Jack (MVP-Networking)." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Hi
>> Use the IPConfig utility and post the result here.
>> Usually the DNS should be the core IP number of main Router.
>> I.e. (as an example) if the core IP of the SMC is 192.168.1.1 that should
>> be the Gateway and the DNS.
>> make sure that the DHCP on the Wireless device is off and the Wireless
>> computer gets its IP from the SMC DHCP.
>> Jack (MS, MVP-Networking)
>>
>> "Dick" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> Jack,
>>>
>>> Preliminary results show that local lan access is fine, but I can't get
>>> to the internet (which is required). It appears that 'name resolution
>>> is goofed up (technical term) due to no gateway/dns addresses for the
>>> wireless workstation.
>>>
>>> Any further ideas...
>>>
>>> Dick
>>>
>>> "Jack (MVP-Networking)." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>> Hi
>>>> The most cost effective way to get Wireless under this condition is to
>>>> buy a Wireless Cable/DSL Router and configure it as a switch with an
>>>> Access Point.
>>>> Here how - Using a Wireless Router as a switch with an Access Point -
>>>> http://www.ezlan.net/router_AP.html
>>>> Jack (MS, MVP-Networking)
>>>>
>>>> "Dick" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>>> Here is the problem: Comcast has provided an all-in-one
>>>>> modem/router/switch device (SMC brand) to our small business. They
>>>>> (Comcast) do not support wireless through their devices. We want to
>>>>> add wireless capability in our office for special needs. If Comcast
>>>>> had provided a modem and a router, I could have just replaced the
>>>>> router with one that also supports wireless.
>>>>>
>>>>> I don't want to have to pay for a service call and a tech consulting
>>>>> fee and wait 3 weeks to get an appointment just to add this
>>>>> capability. Does anyone have any ideas as to the easiest/cheapest way
>>>>> to accomplish this?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks in advance...
>>>>>
>>>>> Dick
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>