adding wireless to wired network
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Name: Jamiya
Date: February 21, 2007 at 13:49:15 Pacific
Subject: adding wireless to wired networkOS: WinXPCPU/Ram: Intel 1GBModel/Manufacturer: self-built |
Comment: I have a wired network with 4 computers and 2 replayTV's at home. I want to add wireless access for a new laptop. What do I need to get? An access point? A router? If I get a wireless router and plug it in to the wired router, will the protocols conflict with each other, or is there some special set-up to do?
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Response Number 2
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Name: Zenith
Date: February 21, 2007 at 15:11:47 Pacific
Subject: adding wireless to wired network |
Reply: (edit)Might as well get a good wireless router and replace the one you have, old plug it into the older one. You will probably pay just as much for an access point.
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Name: wanderer
Date: February 21, 2007 at 18:01:10 Pacific
Subject: adding wireless to wired network |
Reply: (edit)An access point is usually more expensive than a wireless router due to manufacturing demand [less for APs more for wifi routers] With an additional wireless router you can have both your wired router and a AP. You connect via crossover cable from wired router lan to wireless router lan.
You assign a static ip address [if gateway is .1 set this new router to .2] to the wireless router and disable dhcp. You now have what you want which is a wireless ap as well as 3 more lan ports for your network. If your wired router dies replace it with this one. Are you ready for where Microsoft wants you to go today?
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Response Number 5
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Name: Jamiya
Date: February 22, 2007 at 06:58:50 Pacific
Subject: adding wireless to wired network |
Reply: (edit)Thank you! The reason I am not just getting a wireless router to replace the wired one is that I can only find one wireless router that has 8 wired ports and doesn't cost a ton of money - that's a NetGear one and I don't know if they are reliable or not. Most wireless routers only have 4 wired ports and I need 6. Thanks for the info - it was really helpful!
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Response Number 6
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Name: wanderer
Date: February 23, 2007 at 06:30:12 Pacific
Subject: adding wireless to wired network |
Reply: (edit)??? if you follow the advice you will have 6 available ports between the two routers [wired and wireless]. Don't chose a router on how many wired ports since you can add a switch via crossover at any time and 100mb switches are cheap. Are you ready for where Microsoft wants you to go today?
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