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Use wireless router as bridge
Name: ttatonkaa Date: January 7, 2005 at 22:13:46 Pacific OS: 98se CPU/Ram: 500mhz P2 128M Sdram
Comment:
I am attempting to wirelessly network my parents home. They have several computers that wish to have DSL hookup. The main machine is hooked up to a 2Wire wireless router/modem. There are 2 more Win98se computers on an upper level (above the garage 100+ feet away) that wish to be connected without drilling holes and buying more equipment. I also have a wireless USB adapter, and that is currently being used for another machine on another level of the house. I have a D-Link DI-514(541?) router that I believe can be used as a bridge/Access point. It has 4 ethernet ports and another port labeled as WAN. I think I can hook up 2 computers to this router/AP provided I have the admin configured correctly. Does this sound feasible? If so, how do I make it happen and what things do I need to be aware of in order to make the proper system changes?
Name: ttatonkaa Date: January 7, 2005 at 22:25:04 Pacific
Reply:
for clarification, I intend to use ethernet cables to connect the 2 computers above the garage.... so the diagram would be modem/2wire router sending wireless connection to the D-Link, which is connected to several computers via ethernet. There is 1 computer connected to 2Wire via ethernet, and another computer connected to 2Wire via D-Link USB wireless adapter.
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