Can I use a second wireless access point to extend my wireless network?

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hello,i want to use a wireless router into my cable networking that i've installed.
i've made a connection like this:

Internet --> ASDL Modem --> 8 ports ethernet switch --> Wireless router --> Laptop

The problem is i can't connect to the internet via the wireless router.but i can connect via cable from the ethernet switch.
What's exactly the problem?
I've turned off DHCP and UPNP on the wireless router.also give a spesific ip address to it.
My default gateway is 192.168.1.1 and i give the wireless router 192.168.1.2
i've plug the ethernet cable from ethernet switch to ethernet port on the wireless router (not the Internet port).
is that correct?
or maybe i forget something important?

hi leo,
i just wanna ask u something about my wireless access point.
here we have many access point but i have this big problem.
the A access point connect to B access point using transiver.
then i can ping both of access point.
but now problem is, when i connect to A access point i seen that cant ping the B access point.
when i connect using B access point i cant ping A access point.
u have any idea how to solved this problem??
thanks for ready my post.

Hi I have a laptop connected to my router with ethernet. can i use the laptop as a wireless access point. My router is also wirless but does not reach to where my wired laptop is.

hope you can understand what I am asking . thanks steve.

I am trying to set up my network to equal the first diagram. Two wirelss access points connected to the same router. Can you tell me the specific settings for the two access points. Do the WAP have to use different SSID names, and broadcast on different channels. I sure these are all very basic questions.

Thanks

This is completely wrong.
I have setup long distance wireless LANs using Linksys WAP54g access points.
I have a home office with cable internet and I had to tie in a trailer at a construction site about a block away. I used 2 Linksys WAP54Gs with External Hawking directional antennas. It worked perfectly for over a year until we moved the trailer. The key is to use the same brand/model at each end.

I've since used the same WAP54Gs at home as external wireless NICs for an old iMac that I didn't want to upgrade with an airport card. I'm now using the same WAP to connect my Direct TV HD Receiver to the wireless network to download my On demand movies. I can easily stick a switch on that end and add as many devices as I want.

It's do-able and easy. Leo, you should check your facts before publishing that this would 'probably' not work.

Ivan

Could you provide info with how your direct tv setup is done? I'm hoping I can stay away from running cat cable.

Great bit of advice, and I hadn't even thought about the negative translation effects. However I believe manufactures could design a router that allowed the router to logon to one network location, then you could setup a new LAN. In fact it probably wouldn't be that difficult. Not much of a demand though.

Hi Leo
You say that using a WAP as an extender works when wired to a router adsl modem but maybe not wirelessly. Is this really impossible? I want to extend the wirless range of the router but wiring in the WAP next to it doesn't do that.
TIA Rex

Access Point could be used as a repeater to extend coverage of a WLAN. More APs could be added to the chain, as long as they are configured as repeaters apart from the root(first) AP.

So guys, Edy specifically. Dont panic, it is possible to use many APs to extend the coverage. According to Leo's theory, extending Wireless coverage with wire connected between APs doesnt really make sense to me.

Guys just search for how to configure them as repeaters and how far you need to put them apart.

hope this helps,
Omar.

i use an engenius ap contected to my router to extend my wifi and until a few days ago it ran very well, but i am having problems staying connected now, the ap has the dhcp turned off as it gets this from my router is this the correct way to have it set up? my friend lives close by and uses my ap to go on the net she has an ethernet bridge set up to get onto my ap that has a fixed ip so she dosent use dhcp and she has no problems staying on line, can you please addvise me on the best settings to use, thank you.

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