Re: Linksys WAP11 as bridge - 1 connection


"ps56k" <pschuman_no_spam_me@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:ZdkSl.17615$%54.14530@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
this is a weird one -

Have a network with a WAP54G for the wireless... all is ok.
Have a WET11 bridge down in the family room for xbox + tivo... all is ok.

Son wanted to move xbox to room and run an old WAP11 for access.
OK - gaunlet begins...

First - what is the difference on the WAP11 between
AP Client - ?
Bridge (pt to pt) - ?

Well have it connected... sort of :)
BTW - it is REALLY HARD to tell if wifi things are working
since NONE of these access points have any display
showing those stations currently "associated" with the access point.
So, it's impossible to tell what's going on.

Anyway - back to current problem.
I have the WAP54G, an old desktop, print server, router, etc
all going into a "10mb hub" so I can see the packets on my protocol analyzer.

I connect my laptop via a crossover cable to the WAP11... ok
Since I can't really tell the "associations" - it's like shooting in the dark.
Anyway, it appears to be connected, as I can ping across the link... sort of -

Here's the weird part....
laptop (192.168.1.100) -> WAP11 (192.168.1.200)
----> WAP54G (1.245) -> "hub" <--- desktop (1.140)

I can ping back and forth between 1.100 <--> 1.140
But I can't ping anything on the same "hub" network like
1.2 - router
1.6 - print server

Any ideas ?????????

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"If everything seems to be going well,
you have obviously overlooked something." - Steven Wright


how is the second device (wap11) set? (starting ip address, dhcp server on or off etc)... and whats the laptop used for, dont you want it bridged to your network rather than hardwired to your laptop? do you use it as a bridge between wireless and wired? have the software bridge enabled?
i seem to recal a similar prob when i had both my wrt's set to dhcp server on, and then there were two starting ip addresses (one for the wap itself, and another for dhcp starting for so many etc).... At any rate, It was The starting ip address of the second ap on my network (not the starting dhcp address) that was the same (192.168.1.1) and conflicted/couldnt use the low/fixed addresses...
just to be clear, i had two wrt's (wap routers), no clue on the difference between a hub and a router

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