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In-Reply-To: <429F536C.4010805@rollanet.org>; from Sam Lewis on Thu, Jun 02, 2005 at 01:43:56PM -0500
Date:  Thu, 2 Jun 2005 20:09:11 +0100
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From:  John Poltorak <os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com>
To:  os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com
Subject: [OS2Wireless] Setting up wireless router

On Thu, Jun 02, 2005 at 01:43:56PM -0500, Sam Lewis wrote:

> >>Typically in a router your WAN interface has a internet IP address 
> >>assigned by your ISP and your Local interface (the wired and wireless) 
> >>has an IP address that is on the same network as the rest of your 
> >>ethernet devices.
> >>    
> >>
> >
> >Maybe typically, but not applicable in my case.
> >
> >I have five static IP addresses - one for my ADSL wireless router, two for 
> >my servers and one which I normally use with desktop. The other is allocated 
> >as and when I need to use it.
> >
> 
> Does your ISP assign these addresses to you?

My ISP has allocated five IP adresses to me

 
> > What I can't figure out is whether the WLAN 
> >interface on the wireless router will have the same static IP address as 
> >the ethernet interface.
> >
> 
> In my experience with the Linksys routers they have the same address.  
> The router has one IP address and this adress is the Gateway or Default 
> Route.  Your hardware may be different so maybe someone has experience 
> with what you are using.
> 
> Now if your ISP is assigning you all of these IP addresses then they may 
> be doing the routing for you which would explain why your bridging 
> configuration is working.  So I would think that your Wireless interface 
> is already active with the IP address you have been using for the wired 
> interface.  Your Cat5 and Wifi connections are most likely connected 
> together via an internal Hub/Switch.
> 
> > At the moment the device acts as a bridge between 
> >the ADSL and ethernet interfaces, but I don't know whether to set the WLAN 
> >interface as a bridge or router. 
> >  
> >
> 
> Did you try assigning your spare IP address to your WiFi computer and 
> see if get a connection?  

I don't think I have the WLAN interface on my wireless router configured
so I wouldn't expect it to connect. 

Should I assume that it using the same IP address as the ethernet 
interface?

> Your Router/Bridge should have a default SSID 
> but you can change that if you want.  

I've just checked and can see that it has an ESSID set to Artem, so it 
must be something I changed a long time ago since I have a couple of Artem 
cards. I also notice that the status is set to 'Activating'. Is that the 
usual status?


> In MPTS field of your WiFi 
> computer leave the SSID field blank and your WiFi card will pickup any 
> Wireless network.
> 
> What ISP are you using?

It's a small one in the UK.


> Sam
> 
> > 
> >  
> >
> >>Sam
> >>
> >>
> >>Scanned by WinProxy
> >>http://www.Ositis.com/
> >>    
> >>


John


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