Wireless Network Inside existing LAN?

[medic17506]

Heres the situation...

We have a DSL connection coming into the hub...have all the computers but one with network cables running to them...

We have a netgear wireless router...is it possible to hook this up into the hub to supply wireless connections into the existing LAN?

Planning on attempting this this evening...anyone have suggestions or hints, tips ect. I should be aware of. I am reasonably competent to attempt this...not a lot of experience with networking though.

Thanks

 

[etaf]

should be OK to do this.

this may be a useful tool for monitoring the wireless signal, strngth - channel etc
Free software to check signal strength of wireless is netstumbler 0.4.0 available for download from http://www.stumbler.net/

 

[5mi11er]

Yes, just don't attempt to use the WAN port for any of the connections. Use only the LAN ports (assuming it has some) and you should be fine. Oh, you'll need a cross over cable to connect from the router to the hub.

Good Luck,

-Scott

 

[bil4hire]

How bout putting the wireless router first and plugging the hub into it? Would work if there is a hub built into the wireless router. Could be a problem if the hub is really a switch though.

 

[5mi11er]

Yeah, actually that would be better. It would allow the router to hide all machines behind one IP address and do firewall stuff etc. So, you connect the firewall WAN port to the DSL box, then connect the hub on one of the LAN ports of the router.

Doing this may mean playing with the addressing currently used on your home network.

 

[medic17506]

Okay...here's what I've done...

Connected the wireless router to the dsl modem...I can gain access via wireless card on my laptop...and I can plug a computer from the wireless router to the computer and get online...I cannot log into the router for some odd reason...anyone?

Also I have plugged the Netgear 8 Port Dual Speed Hub Model # DS108 into the netgear wireless router....where I cannot log on from the computers that are plugged into it.

Where do I go from here? Help please!

 

[medic17506]

YEA! It's working! Here's how I did it...I think it's what y'all suggested???

Have the DSL Modem hooked into the Netgear Wireless Router...it works! Tried it with a Wireless PC Card on my Laptop.

From one of the ports on the back of the router I ran a Cat 5 cable from the router to the Netgear 8 Port hub. It works...I have tried 2 other computer that have connections through the hub.

 

[medic17506]

uh...I only thought everything was working...actually most everything is...execpt I can't send e-mail through Outlook now, is there a firewall or some setting I need to check...internet access as a whole work now though