Screen MAC addresses using router THRU a wireless bridge?

[Eug]

Got a Linky DSL router with 4-port switch. Works great.

I'm thinking of buying the Netgear wireless access point. How would that be set up exactly?

Would it be easier simply to get the Linky router with built-in access point (same price)? I'm avoiding that for the moment since it seems to have a reduced wireless range and it's a bit buggy according to some.


[EDIT]

See below.

 

[Akash]

just plug the wireless bridge into your your switch (a port on ur router)

 

[Scarpozzi]

I tried to find a review on it, but couldn't locate one anywhere. I would say if you were to get one though, you'd want to make sure the transmitter/receiver to the router/switch would have the capability of being moved. Without that option, it's not really worth it. So definitely go with the netgear. I've had to deal with Nortel Networks in the past and they're not too bad when it comes to support... Good Luck.

 

[Eug]

Thanks.


<< just plug the wireless bridge into your your switch (a port on ur router) >>

Hmmm... But isn't it more complicated? The Netgear wireless access point can support up to 32 users, so I'm guessing it works as a second router. How would I set up the two networks? (Sorry for the lame network newbie question.)

[EDIT] No, read about it again... it should be that simple.


<< I tried to find a review on it, but couldn't locate one anywhere. >>

Both the Linky and Netgear are at www.practicallynetworked.com.


<< I would say if you were to get one though, you'd want to make sure the transmitter/receiver to the router/switch would have the capability of being moved. >>

An added bonus, but I'll have to think if that's worth an extra CAD$200.

ie. Linky gateway (already own)
Netgear = CAD$400. Linky gateway with built-in AP = $430, minus whatever I can get for selling my old Linky.

 

[Eug]

OK. What the h311 does all of this mean for me? Does it mean I can easily set up us the IP address for the Netgear to whatever I want? My router at 192.168.1.1. The plain Linksys AP has a fixed IP address, so I'll avoid that one. Dunno about the Linksys AP/router combo.

I am using Win 2000

The Netgear does not support exclusion by MAC address and it doesn't act as a DHCP server either. Can I just do both from my router?



<< The 102 supports both USB &quot;console&quot; and SNMP over Ethernet administration methods. Both require the use of different Windows based programs, so if you're using any other OS, you're out of luck. The NETGEAR spec sheets say that USB is supported on Win98, 2000 and Me, and that the SNMP utility is supported only on Win98 and Me. I did my testing on good old Win98 and took a shot at the SNMP/Ethernet method first.

The good news is that the 102 seems to come with a default &quot;real&quot; IP of 192.168.0.5, so if your network runs on the 192.168.0.X subnet and you don't have any conflicting clients, your setup should go relatively smoothly. Note that the 102 does not act as a DHCP client. Maybe NETGEAR has seen the problems that other AP's have with feature and decided to take a different approach. At any rate, I didn't find that the lack of this capability hindered my setup.

Since my lab network uses a 192.168.3.X subnet, I had to use the arp -s method outlined, no...not in the Installation Guide poster, but in the Reference Guide supplied both in PDF and Word form on the Reference CD.

Tip: The arp -s instructions can be a little confusing if you haven't done an arp before. Don't use quotes around the IP and MAC addresses and make sure you put a dash (-) between each pair of characters in the MAC address, i.e. 00AB23334544 must be entered as 00-AB-23-33-45-44.

Tip: If your PC is not on the 192.168.0.X subnet and you click on the Configure button, you'll get a confusing message about moving to the same domain. The program's trying to tell you to match up your computer and the 102's subnets. >>

 

[Eug]

Bump.

My Linksys router will allow me to exclude unknown MAC addresses. Can I do this through a Netgear wireless access point? I suspect I can do the same for DHCP?