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Comment from Mitch on 2009-08-26

2009-08-26T20:20:45Z

I am using a linksys/cisco wireless router WRT310N, connected to my DSL modem. Because I have a large home, I connected a linksys/cisco WRT54G2, via a RJ45, to a LAN port on the back of the WRT310N to act as an access point (AP). It all works great except, I can only connect one device at a time to the AP. I set it up with static IP, and turned DHCP off. It works that way, and I can connect one device. How do I configure the AP to connect multiple devices at a time?

Thanks, Mitch

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Comment from Cristian on 2009-04-28

2009-04-29T02:15:53Z

Hi Leo! Great article

I actually have a pretty specific question...I use an encore wireless router and I just purchased an Edimax access point, now here's the deal...

I want to use it to "enhance" the wireless signal to make it go to the other side of my house (1 story only), I wanted to use the universal repeater mode so I had to downgrade it...what I've done is basically detect my wi-fi connection and make the edimax enhance it but it seems there is no luck...

When checking on my notebook for the actual connections I am able to see that the MAC address (or SSID I believe) is the same one than the one from my original router, not the Edimax...

Am I mistaken or the MAC address shown should be the one from the Edimax?

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I tried to configure it as an AP+WDS and I get "connected" but I don't have any data transfer (I can't do anything), so...if you have any clue on this it would be awesome and a great help

Thx for your time!

Best regards

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Comment from Steve on 2008-12-05

2008-12-06T05:02:58Z

I already have a great modem and have just recently bought a wireless capable laptop. Is there something that can be connected to one of the LAN ports on the back of the existing modem that sends out a wireless signal, enabling the laptop to use that internet?

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Comment from hayaty bassal on 2008-07-16

2008-07-16T20:58:16Z

I have comcast modem-router all in one. is it better to use that or buy a separate router to be able to connect an internet DVR with 4 cameras?
thank you

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Comment from Lawrence on 2008-02-21

2008-02-21T20:53:23Z

This is an excellent article about DSL. However,
satellite DSL should be considered as an alternative, particulary in rural areas without regular DSL access.
http://www.1-satellite-tv-facts.com/Satellite-DSL.html

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Comment from Tresela on 2008-02-01

2008-02-01T18:39:52Z

I don't understand this. Lol I'm not too good with this stuff. I have a wired router. I bough a D-link G-122 usb wireless adapter. Trying to figure out how to connect that and make a wireless access point so I can play my psp with online players. I hope this makes sense. If you know anything about this please help me. Thanks so much!

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Comment from vijay on 2008-01-18

2008-01-18T13:03:55Z

Hi,
Did you check for the Range of IP that is provided for your VOIP BOX ? Does it carry any static IP ??

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Comment from Anne on 2008-01-02

2008-01-03T03:45:15Z

I am trying something a little different and YES I have turned OFF NAT and DHCP as you suggested in the article but no help with this problem,
.... curious as to not having a problem when it was turned on..??
I have an Access Point connected as a wireless device about 150 feet from my router in another building.
My computer is connected to the wireless AP and everything works..
But when I add a voip adapter between the wireless AP and the computer, nothing works.
Without the voip device in the line everything works fine. Could you help?
Thanks

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Comment from Real G on 2007-09-17

2007-09-18T02:23:16Z

how to connect my wireless router to free hotspot?

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Comment from patrick flanagan on 2007-06-23

2007-06-23T18:53:02Z

hi wen i connect my pc to my router its says connected but cant get on net so i press repair connection and come up renewing my netwrd address when it dos that i still cant get on net drivin me mad

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Comment from Leo A. Notenboom on 2007-06-21

2007-06-22T03:07:25Z

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Comment from Andre on 2007-06-20

2007-06-21T02:56:22Z

i have a dsl connection on for my computer, do i have to purchase a router to use my wireless connection or is my dsl modem all i need?

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Comment from AHMA on 2007-05-14

2007-05-15T06:29:24Z

HI, I have a patch conntected to Access Point(192.168.0.50) and the AP is Put as AP Clients then the AP is connected to a SMC router(192.168.2.1) via WAN Port so i can't access to the AP from a PC connected to the router PLZ help me

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Comment from patrick on 2007-02-25

2007-02-25T22:00:21Z

my desktop using a belkin f5d7001 is having trouble connecting to my netgear router. it says they are connected but when i try to connect to the internet it stops when it gets to the initialising dsl modem and comes up with unable establish dsl connection. what can i do about this

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Comment from Unsane on 2007-02-23

2007-02-23T23:02:37Z

I'm acctully trying to setup excatly what you said in your artical. I hooked a wireless access point to a router, by a RJ 45 cable now when I turn off the DHCP in the wireless acess point the computers connected to it don't get a IP address. The DHCP of the first router is not getting past the wireless access point. 2 computers are on the wireied router. 1 computer is connected by wire to the wireless access point, and 2 wireless laptops. My wireless access point is a Bufflo router/access point it has a switch to set it up as a access point. Now as router mode the 2 laptops and 1 desktop get a ip address and can connect to the computer. Now I set the buffalo to a wireless access point, none of the computers can get a ip address, so they can't connect to the network at all, not even the internet.
(all 5 computers are up to date with no virses)
I tried to be very clear on this problem, becuse I need to know how to get this fixed, thank you for anyone who reads this.

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Comment from Amanda on 2007-01-06

2007-01-06T19:34:30Z

Leo - my problem is: currently HAVE wireless connection [e.g., icon shows "excellent" signal strength, status "connected," etc.], BUT cannot access the internet from laptop. using: verizon dsl and broadband modem with a belkin 4-port router attached to a dell winxp desktop. the laptop is a winxp compaq presario with internal/built-in wireless connectivity [broadcom 802.11b/g wlan]. sadly, when clicking IE on the laptop, it just says CANNOT CONNECT BLAH BLAH. the long way around this is to physically attach the laptop to the desktop's router/modem and that works, but clearly defeats the purpose of sharing the internet dsl access and having home networking--ridiculous.

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Comment from Fernando on 2007-01-03

2007-01-04T06:05:15Z

I have a Belkin N1 wireless router, that I belive, I can use it as an acces point also.
Is it posible to connect my belkin as an acces point to a hot spot.
y have a library one block away from my belkin.
How do I do that?
Do I need a big antenna or some kind of buster?
thank you.

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Comment from danny on 2006-12-29

2006-12-30T00:47:43Z

i have bought anew netgear adsl wirless router. Do i have to change some settings to in it to make my printer work wirless i think i have changed all the corect settings in the pcs but it wont print it keeps saying printer is nt ready help thanks danny

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Comment from Leo Notenboom on 2006-12-24

2006-12-24T17:03:57Z

You should be able to access the router at that IP, and then reconfigure the IP it uses.

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Comment from Lawrence on 2006-12-24

2006-12-24T11:24:32Z

I have a related problem I am trying to add an Netgear access point that has a default IP address of 192.168.0.231 But my router is Actiontec and the DHCP range from the router is 192.168.1.2 - 192.168.1.254. How can I install the Netgear AP by using an IP that is in my router's range.

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Comment from Tony on 2006-12-15

2006-12-15T20:10:51Z

I have kind of the same question. How do I get my wireless access points (linksys WRT54g)to work with my existing router (2wire gateway 1701 configured within an internal network -- block of addresses 192.168.x.1 -- 192.168.x.255 that are routed to a static ip)? Note: I want the wireless router to be able provide internet services but not internal network services (the wireless would be for visitors, i.e. cafe hotspot). Thank you.

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Comment from kim page on 2006-12-11

2006-12-11T21:52:08Z

Hi leo
i have a belkin 54gb router which is setup and running the internet to my laptop wirelessly. i also have a d-link dwl-g700ap wireless access ppint that i whish to configue too connect to my router so that i can connect it too my xbox so that i may connect too xbox live. but i can't connect to the online setup wizard as my internet browser say that the connection too 192.168.0.50
timed out or could not be connected. how can i set it up i've tried connecting it too my laptop and my router what should i do now?

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Comment from dave on 2006-12-01

2006-12-01T21:51:45Z

I have a home pc connected to the internet thru my wireless broadband router that I use for my laptop. How do I print wirelessly from my laptop thru my PC to the printer? Also how do I put my two computers on a shareable network?

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Comment from mla on 2006-10-18

2006-10-18T14:11:08Z

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Comment from Lowell Williams on 2006-10-05

2006-10-06T01:32:15Z

I am trying to connect a printer directly to a wireless router for print sharing capability. I use a laptop that is wirelessly connected to a Linksys WRTP54G Router, I also have a Brother mfc-420cn printer that can connect with both USB-Cables and CAT-5 cables. I would like to be able to print from my laptop anywhere in my house without buying any new equipment. If this is posible please let me know.

Thank You,
Lowell Williams

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Comment from jase on 2006-10-01

2006-10-01T19:05:36Z

Hi
I've got a cable modem cannecting by wire to a DLink DI604 router. This in turn is connected to my PC by wire. All working fine & get the net. I also have a WAG302 access point connected to the wired router.
The router is doing just fine assigning IP addresses to the PC & the AP. I also have an xbox360 with which I want to communicate wirelessly via the AP. So here's the problem..
The xbox can see the AP & it can see it. in the log on the AP I can see that it's authenticated the device.
In turn, the router sees that there is a new device and lists the mac address of the xbox, but in the log on the router the DHCP server has not leased an IP to it.
I'm guessing that the AP is not passing the xbox through to the router, or if it is, the router isn't seeing that it needs to assign it an IP. I've tried fixing static IP's and everything & I just can't get the xbox to connect to the pc :(
Any ideas?
Thanks!

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Comment from bj on 2006-09-07

2006-09-07T14:55:16Z

have a linksys wireless/wired router....can connect to internet wireless through it to access internet, but cannot access shared files or printers using it...checked ip address, gateway address, workgroup name, all correct, stoped the firewall on all cpus involved with connect to printer, no go...something about permissions...have all xp machines except 1 win 98...bothe computer involved with sharing are xp machines...but no luck...what next?

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Comment from mike on 2006-09-01

2006-09-01T14:28:38Z

how can i get the password for a Wireless LAN Access Point Web-Based Utility ? In other way how can i hack it...

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Comment from jonathan on 2006-08-31

2006-08-31T20:17:06Z

hi leo

i have a cable isp into a linksys wireless router and my desktop pc connected to port 1 of 4 on that router internet access is fine. my laptop works wirelessly into this router no problem. question?
how do i add/allow a access point (wireless router 2) to see my linksys router and therefore stream of the desktop pc

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Comment from Jeremy on 2006-08-23

2006-08-23T10:18:37Z

I have a 3com Home Network Ethernet Hub 10mbps with connections to 1 x xp and 2 x 98se systems, one of which controls internet access through a broadband modem. I have a laptop with xp that I have been wiring into the hub and it works fine. However, it came with a 11g usb adapter and I would like to use that sometimes.

The Linksys Wireless-G Access Point is pretty cheap at £30 and the specs seem fine:
* IEEE Draft 802.11g Supports Data Rates up to 54Mbps
* Backwards Compatible with Existing IEEE 802.11b Devices
* Setup Wizard for Easy Installation
* Supports 64/128-bit WEP Encryption
* Built-in Web-based Utility for Easy Configuration from any Web Browser
* Firmware Upgradeable through Web Browser
* Supports Wireless Bridging, MAC Address Filtering, and Event Logging
* Set up a high-speed Wireless-G (draft 802.11g) network in your home or office
* Data rates up to 54Mbps -- 5 times faster than Wireless-B (802.11b)
* Also interoperates with Wireless-B networks (at 11Mbps)
* Advanced wireless security with 128-bit

Can you comment on this combination?

Will I have any problem switching back and forth between wired and wireless?

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Comment from Juan Sanchez on 2006-08-07

2006-08-08T04:07:02Z

I have kind of the same question. How do I get my wireless access points (linksys 4 port routers)to work with my existing router (2wire router configured within an internal network -- block of addresses 192.168.x.1 -- 192.168.x.255 that are routed to a static ip)? Note: I want the wireless router to be able provide internet services but not internal network services (the wireless would be for visitors). Please help!!

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Comment from MEPHZ 01 on 2006-07-12

2006-07-12T22:39:06Z

Hey Guys i need your help is there any way you can use a wireless router to gain access to an existing network outside of your home and if there is email me how can i grab the signal from the air with my router?

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Comment from albertbill on 2006-06-05

2006-06-05T20:04:46Z

i use wireless router and use two laptops which both work one laptop is far from wireless router and signal level is very low and i have bought 2 d-link acces point to extend range can some one help how i can connect them up

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Comment from Jeff Leach on 2006-04-15

2006-04-15T18:28:49Z

I have a linux router/firewall that I built myself that is connected to a cable modem. Off of the linux firewall I have it it connected to a simple 10baseT hub. Rather than go through all the trouble of finding a wireless card and the drivers for the linux machine I would like to buy a simple access point that I can connect the 10baseT hub.

What is a good cheap access point that I could use in this configuration that anyone would recommend?

Thanks

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Comment from Kumar on 2006-04-04

2006-04-05T04:49:21Z

New to this site but can help people who want to print through their wireless laptop.

1. get the IP address of the system to which the Printer is connected if it is shared through a system connected to Router (Dont forget to share the printer)

2. In the wireless laptop please use the search option and search for "computers on the network" (Option in Windows XP). Enter the IP address of the system which is connected to the router and printer both. You will find the system you are looking for. double click the system appeared in the search box. You will find the shared printer. Install the drivers and you are all set to print wireless.

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Comment from dinesh on 2006-03-13

2006-03-14T07:10:21Z

I have DSL interenet router.and one access point. I have get connectivity properly in on this bedroom. but another upstaire bedroom i can't. so i want to connect another wireless access point. can i able to connect this access point and how i can configure it?

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Comment from taCANomaly on 2006-02-27

2006-02-27T21:36:34Z

I bought a Netgear wireless router and connected two computers to it through the cable ports (wired connections) and two more computers are wireless.

The two computers with cables are on the network and can share the printer, but the two wireless computers can't connect to or "see" the network. I ran the wizard and whet through all the troubleshooting steps, but the Local Area Connection is still disabled.

Suggestions?

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Comment from Leo on 2006-02-27

2006-02-27T18:14:47Z

Sounds to me like you already have :-). Not sure what you're asking.

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Comment from Etienne on 2006-02-27

2006-02-27T17:59:50Z

Hi I have a problem. I have a wifi router that also has ethernet ports. I connected my pc with the router through the ethernet. I connected my laptop to the router through wifi. Can I create a network between these 2? Is it possible?

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Comment from Vedat on 2006-02-20

2006-02-21T01:34:24Z

Hi,

I have a BT Voyager Wireless Router & I want to extend the wireless area. I heard Wireless Access Point would help. My questions:

1. Is there any compatibility issue so I have to buy any particular access point or any access point would do the job?

2. What am I supposed to configure at the access point?

3. Will I connect it to any of the 4 ports of the wireless router?

Quick answer would help me a lot.

Thanks,
Vedat

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Comment from marwan on 2006-02-19

2006-02-19T09:04:13Z

hey friends ..
can u plz help me with this ..
i want to cover an area wirelessly and join it to an existing domain .. can u help me plz ..
websites.. ? thnx alot

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Comment from Leo on 2006-02-18

2006-02-19T03:59:00Z

Not. A wireless access point is really just a network connection, nothing more. A wireless router is a router that also happens to have an access point build in.

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Comment from Richard on 2006-02-16

2006-02-16T12:39:58Z

Forgive my ignoranc, but is a wireless access point the same thing as a wireless router? (or vice versa)

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Comment from Aditya on 2006-01-27

2006-01-27T17:16:48Z

Hi can someone please help me with my problem.

I have a wireless router (Netgear) at one corner of my house. Each host on my private network talks to the router directly and can connect to the Internet independently. I want to expand its signal coverage by adding a wirless access point (A D-Link wireless router). The thing is I want the access point and the wirless router to communicate wirelessly. The D-Link and Netgear are somewhat within line-of-sight. Is this possible? I have done everyting else correctly. I am familiar with NAT and have configured the D-Link in the following way

1. Disabled DHCP
2. Left the WAN fields blank
3. Entered values in the LAN fields to match my existing private network
4. Entered the SSID the same as that entered for the Netgear.

I tried doing all this and somehow things got messed up. Laptops on the existing network (with Netgear) could not connect to the Internet etc

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Comment from 123 on 2006-01-11

2006-01-12T03:04:13Z

i have a new wireless card in my computer and a wireless router, i know that it is well in range and compatable with my card, i have other comps that detects it. my computer finds others networks but still wont find mine and i have no idea how i would try to find it

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Comment from Joe on 2005-12-19

2005-12-20T00:23:20Z

Use the Wizards. They help.

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Comment from BrianM on 2005-11-22

2005-11-23T05:12:30Z

I have purchased a Hub and a wireless access point on friends advice but find I can't network my second desktop computer or Laptop. Have I got to purchase a Router ?

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Comment from Leo on 2005-08-18

2005-08-19T05:29:33Z

I don't put it in because it's different for every brand of router - so you'll have to check with the documentation that came with the the router or access point. And it's something you do to the access point, so you only to it once.

Bridging mode is a technique that allows you to be connected to two networks at the same time, and act as a "bridge" between them. Most users do not need it.

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Comment from Linda A. on 2005-08-18

2005-08-19T05:24:24Z

I too have the problem of not getting my wireless laptop to print. I have a Dell pc w/98se and xp student and teacher edition on the Toshiba 350M laptop. Where do I find the site to turn off the NAT access point, and do I need to do it on both computers? I liked your article but why make people write to you to find this out, when you could have put it in the article. I have a SBC router and SBC DSL.
Thank you any help you can give me.I've been trying for months on how to get this to work.
Linda A.
p.s. and what or where is "Bridging Mode"?

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Comment from Linda on 2005-07-18

2005-07-18T19:01:59Z

Ok...I think I understand what you are saying, but how to do it step by step is another. I have a router connected to the internet with 3 wired connections..all the computers have Windows XP either home or Professional. I have a wireless laptop (win xp prof) and one with Win98SE--they both work fine on the internet. However I can't get them to print to a shared printer on one of the computers attached to the router, and I can't network either of them with my wired computers. I have searched for an answer, and you are the only one who has given me a clue to the problem. Now can you help me one step further, by explaining or pointing me to a site that can take me step by step through the process. I have a Linksys router and a Dell True Mobile 1150 series wireless.

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Comment from Linda on 2005-07-18

2005-07-18T19:00:00Z

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Comment from Linda on 2005-07-18

2005-07-18T18:56:15Z

Ok...I think I understand what you are saying, but how to do it step by step is another. I have a router connected to the internet with 3 wired connections..all the computers have Windows XP either home or Professional. I have two wireless laptops-- (win xp prof) and one with Win98SE--they both work fine on the internet. However I can't get them to print to a shared printer on one of the computers attached to the router, and I can't network either of them with my wired computers. I have searched for an answer, and you are the only one who has given me a clue to the problem. Now can you help me one step further, by explaining or pointing me to a site that can take me step by step through the process. I have a Linksys router and a Dell True Mobile 1150 series wireless.

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Comment from slash on 2004-10-26

2004-10-26T14:56:23Z

wireless

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Comment from Douper on 2004-10-26

2004-10-26T14:30:12Z

i want to about wireless networking,special router,access point,wireless card and configuration

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Comment from Doug Franklin on 2003-10-15

2003-10-15T21:43:14Z

In order to turn off NAT, your wireless router's documentation may refer to this as "Bridging Mode".

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