Off Topice Wirless networking

[Tom McKim]

I agree with Bob.

I would make one change.
Don't set your XP compter with a Static IP manually on
the PC.  I would get the MAC address from that PC, and
set the DHCP server on the D-Link to assign that MAC
address with the X.X.X.254 IP address.

It would make it easier to redirect everyone to where
the Default Gateway is if you were to setup a linux
box to do the Dial up, you would just have to get the
MAC address of that Device and change it in the
D-Link.

Also if you had to Bring your PC somewhere else you
wouldn't have to worry about setting up the IP address
for the new network.  

Personally, If I use DHCP I want it to assign all
address's even the Static Ones.


--- Robert Meyer <meyer_rm at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Well, is the Dlink a router or a hub?  I don't
> suppose it makes that much
> difference because you'd want to configure the Dlink
> for local only.  I think
> that there are several Ethernet ports on there,
> along with the "WAN" port.  If
> you connect everything to the Ethernet ports, turn
> off routing in the Dlink and
> tell it's DHCP to use the dialup machine as the
> default route.  You'd have to
> remove the address that the XP dialup box is going
> to use from the scope in
> DHCP and make the XP box have a static address.  I
> usually make it the last
> address in the subnet (e.g. 192.168.22.254) and then
> tell the DHCP scope to
> stop at 200.
> 
> Then you'd set your dialup box to do routing to the
> local subnet and you're
> good to go.  Personally, I'd set up a minimal linux
> box to do the dialup, using
> shorewall or some such for firewall.  Then you don't
> have to worry about
> getting your firewall virused, trojaned or hijacked.
>  Just a thought...
> 
> Cheers!
> 
> Bob
> --- Kenneth Lawson <kennethlawson2000 at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
> > Hi All
> > 
> >   I know is is off-topic but I have a  wirless
> problem.
> > 
> >   I just got a d-link wirlewss router and card for
> laptop.
> >   I managed to get them  see each other, their
> both showing that they
> > seem to be talking to each other. 
> >    I am on a dial-up and using my xp drsktop as
> the gateway tothe
> > router, 
> >  Some said something about setting a stic ip
> address for the router for
> > the card to find , I 'm not sure  if that what I
> need to or what. 
> > 
> > Anyone have any ides how to make this work?
> >   Thanks in advance,
> > 
> >   Ken
> > 
> > Ken & Nancy Lawson 
> > You may now see Our Pictures at 
> http://www.civilwarimpressions.com and 
> > 
> 
> 
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Tom McKim, MCSE
Network Administrator
Niagara Chocolates
3500 Genesee Street
Buffalo, New York 14225
tmckim at niagarachocolates.com
mckimt at yahoo.com


		
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