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Share internet via access point?
Name: ludedude25 Date: August 25, 2004 at 07:21:59 Pacific OS: xp/98/me CPU/Ram: many
Comment:
Here's the senario.
House 1: Cable internet connected via wireless router "DI-514". 3 hard wired pc's 1 laptop via DWL-650 wireless pcmcia card. Wireless router sitting right in front of window.
Approximately 200 feet away mabey less
House 2: SMC wireless access point in window connected to 1 pc via cat5 e cable. works fine.
Router in house 1 is set up as dhcp.
In house 2 Can I use 5 port switch and connect it to the SMC wireless access point and access internet on 4 more computers?
Can I use the access point like a bridge?
Or what would work better/best in house 2 to pick up wireless from house 1 and distribute across house 2's 4 computers?
Name: scurlaruntings Date: August 25, 2004 at 14:06:43 Pacific
Reply:
check with your vendor wether your router can act as a wireles bridge.im using a belkin54g router and mine has the firmware in order for me to extend my network if i was to add another router
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Response Number 2
Name: ludedude25 Date: August 25, 2004 at 16:15:44 Pacific
Reply:
Does that mean I would need two routers then?
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Response Number 3
Name: suzi Date: August 26, 2004 at 00:30:46 Pacific
Reply:
The D-Link DWL-2100AP works as an access point or as a bridge. You might want to check it out to see if it would work for you.
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