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Using WiFi Router As WAP?I've also got a major dead spot in the living room of our house. Two questions: -------------------------------------------------------------- 1) Is there some way to configure this thing so it's just another WAP? I'd run Ethernet to the living room, then plug the WRT301N into said Ethernet. I've already got a wireless network working out of my D-Link DIR-655 gigabit wireless router. The existing wireless network's SSID is "Hui_Nalu" and it uses WPA encryption. 2) If I'm able to set up the WRT310N as another WAP, can I do it in such a way that it's on the same SSID with the same WPA key? The idea being tb able to seamlessly connect with a given handheld or laptop anywhere in the house and maybe even walk from one WAP's coverage into the other's without losing connectivity. ---------------------------------------------------------- -- PeteCresswell Per (PeteCresswell):
>1) Is there some way to configure this thing so it's just Sorry, that first question was dumb: turn off DHCP and assign it> another WAP? an IP address within the router's pool. Already addressed in somebody's reply to one of my other posts. But the second questions still stands. -- PeteCresswell Use the same SSID and encryption type and key. Do use a different channel on
each device, ie. 1 and 6 for example or 1 and 11. -- Show quoteHide quoteAl Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows – Desktop User Experience) This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights... The MS-MVP Program - http://mvp.support.microsoft.com "(PeteCresswell)" wrote: > Per (PeteCresswell): > >1) Is there some way to configure this thing so it's just > > another WAP? > > Sorry, that first question was dumb: turn off DHCP and assign it > an IP address within the router's pool. Already addressed in > somebody's reply to one of my other posts. > > But the second questions still stands. > -- > PeteCresswell > Hi
Configure it like this. Using a Wireless Router as a switch with an Access Point - http://www.ezlan.net/router_AP.html Choose the Wireless parameters as Al posted above. Beware that in most cases no matter what you do you would Not get seamless Wireless service when using Entry Level Wireless hardware. Many times it get stuck with the initial logon and would stay with it until the signal totally gone. I.e. if you walk around and the second signal become stronger than the first it would stay with the first weak signal. Jack (MS, MVP-Networking) Show quoteHide quote "(PeteCresswell)" <x@y.Invalid> wrote in message news:hti0q4p09gt59k2lha40jlcvncs6s61ul8@4ax.com... > I've got a LinkSys WRT310N gigabit wireless router unused. > > I've also got a major dead spot in the living room of our house. > > Two questions: > -------------------------------------------------------------- > 1) Is there some way to configure this thing so it's just > another WAP? I'd run Ethernet to the living room, > then plug the WRT301N into said Ethernet. > > I've already got a wireless network working out of > my D-Link DIR-655 gigabit wireless router. > > The existing wireless network's SSID is "Hui_Nalu" and > it uses WPA encryption. > > > 2) If I'm able to set up the WRT310N as another WAP, > can I do it in such a way that it's on the same SSID > with the same WPA key? The idea being tb able to > seamlessly connect with a given handheld or laptop > anywhere in the house and maybe even walk from > one WAP's coverage into the other's without losing > connectivity. > ---------------------------------------------------------- > -- > PeteCresswell Jack (MVP-Networking). wrote:
> Hi Useless drivel. No worthy technical information at all and filled with > Configure it like this. Using a Wireless Router as a switch with an > Access Point - http://www.ezlan.net/router_AP.html grammatical errors as well. I don't usually respond to flames, but I'm breaking this rule
1. thousands of people have been helped by the content 2. how do you know that English is Jack's first/native language? 3. take a good look at https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Jack and then do a Google search. On Sun, 1 Mar 2009 17:21:52 -0500, "deerslayer" <d*@noemail.com> Barb Bowmanwrote: >Useless drivel. No worthy technical information at all and filled with >grammatical errors as well. -- MS-MVP http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/meetexperts/bowman.mspx http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/ http://digitalmediaphile.wordpress.com Barb Bowman wrote:
> I don't usually respond to flames, but I'm breaking this rule Content looked perfectly OK to me.....> > 1. thousands of people have been helped by the content > 2. how do you know that English is Jack's first/native language? -- Asking a question? Please tell us the version of the application you are asking about, your OS, Service Pack level and the FULL contents of any error message(s) On Mon, 02 Mar 2009 11:35:36 +0000, Gordon <gbpli***@gmail.com> wrote:
>Barb Bowman wrote: There's nothing wrong with the content on the page . However, the page>> I don't usually respond to flames, but I'm breaking this rule >> >> 1. thousands of people have been helped by the content >> 2. how do you know that English is Jack's first/native language? > >Content looked perfectly OK to me..... is about adding a wireless functionality to a network rather than adding a second access point to an already wireless network which is the issue at hand. Jim. James Egan wrote:
Show quoteHide quote > On Mon, 02 Mar 2009 11:35:36 +0000, Gordon <gbpli***@gmail.com> wrote: So extrapolate.> >> Barb Bowman wrote: >>> I don't usually respond to flames, but I'm breaking this rule >>> >>> 1. thousands of people have been helped by the content >>> 2. how do you know that English is Jack's first/native language? >> Content looked perfectly OK to me..... > > There's nothing wrong with the content on the page . However, the page > is about adding a wireless functionality to a network rather than > adding a second access point to an already wireless network which is > the issue at hand. > > > Jim. > -- Asking a question? Please tell us the version of the application you are asking about, your OS, Service Pack level and the FULL contents of any error message(s) On Fri, 06 Mar 2009 08:12:10 +0000, Gordon <gbpli***@gmail.com> wrote:
>So extrapolate. Not possible. How are you supposed to decide whether or not to use thesame SSID/encryption and the same or different channels based on information about how to build a single wireless access point into a wired network? It may be on the website somewhere but it's not that page. Jim. On Fri, 06 Mar 2009 08:50:06 +0000, James Egan <je***@jegan.com>
wrote: >Not possible. How are you supposed to decide whether or not to use the Okay. I see that this missing info was posted higher up in the thread>same SSID/encryption and the same or different channels based on >information about how to build a single wireless access point into a >wired network? and snipped out. Please disregard and apologies to Mr Jack if he feels one is due. Jim. at a 50,000 foot level
1. wireless roaming - add another device as a repeater, same SSID, same encryption, different channel. must be hard wired in to network. if the second device is a router, it needs to be configured as a WAP which usually means turning off DHCP and NAT. 2. wireless repeater via WDS. same channel, same SSID, same encryption. halves the signal as it repeats in both directions. if the second device is a router, it needs to be configured as a WAP which usually means turning off DHCP and NAT. probably won't work between a D-Link and a Linksys because there are different chipsets in the radios. On Fri, 06 Mar 2009 04:56:56 +0000, James Egan <je***@jegan.com> wrote: >There's nothing wrong with the content on the page . However, the page Barb Bowman>is about adding a wireless functionality to a network rather than >adding a second access point to an already wireless network which is >the issue at hand. -- MS-MVP http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/meetexperts/bowman.mspx http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/ http://digitalmediaphile.wordpress.com On Fri, 06 Mar 2009 05:26:23 -0500, Barb Bowman <barb@nospam.com>
wrote: >2. wireless repeater via WDS. same channel, same SSID, same This is similar to the setup I use myself with a netgear dg834gt>encryption. halves the signal as it repeats in both directions. if >the second device is a router, it needs to be configured as a WAP >which usually means turning off DHCP and NAT. probably won't work >between a D-Link and a Linksys because there are different chipsets >in the radios. (dgteam firmware) and linksys wrt54g (dd-wrt firmware) which works okay. Are you saying that this only works because they both use broadcom chipsets or did you mean something else specifically to do with the radio? Jim. yes, indeed - same chipset = should work.
On Fri, 06 Mar 2009 12:32:04 +0000, James Egan <je***@jegan.com> wrote: >Are you saying that this only works because they both use -->broadcom chipsets or did you mean something else specifically to do >with the radio? Barb Bowman MS-MVP http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/meetexperts/bowman.mspx http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/ http://digitalmediaphile.wordpress.com On Fri, 06 Mar 2009 10:13:15 -0500, Barb Bowman <barb@nospam.com>
wrote: >yes, indeed - same chipset = should work. Thanks. I'll bear that in mind when considering a replacement should> one of them fail. Jim.
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On Sat, 21 Feb 2009 13:50:41 -0500, "(PeteCresswell)" <x@y.Invalid> I don't know with the Linksys firmware but you certainly can if youwrote: >1) Is there some way to configure this thing so it's just > another WAP? I'd run Ethernet to the living room, > then plug the WRT301N into said Ethernet. > > I've already got a wireless network working out of > my D-Link DIR-655 gigabit wireless router. > > The existing wireless network's SSID is "Hui_Nalu" and > it uses WPA encryption. > > install the dd-wrt firmware http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Wireless_Access_Point Jim. 
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