Off Topice Wirless networking

[Robert Meyer]

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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