Re: Wireless: an Infrastruture and an Ad-Hoc network how to assign IP addresses?
- From: "Jack" <jack@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2005 11:05:29 -0400
Hi
I do not totally understand your description but given your Hardware it does
not seem that there is a place for Ad-Hoc configuration in your Network.
The WET11 is neither an Access Point nor a Bridge (though in order to
confuse people ;) it is called bridge something).
The WET11 is a Wireless Driverless Client Card. It has to be connected to an
infrastructure Wireless Cable/Router or an Access Point as a regular
Wireless Client Card.
Being Driverless it can be plugged into a Switch and thus feed Wirelessly
few remote Computers.
Wireless - Basic Configuration: http://www.ezlan.net/Wireless_Config.html
Wireless Security - http://www.ezlan.net/Wireless_Security.html
Wireless Modes: http://www.ezlan.net/Wireless_Modes.html
Wireless Bridging: http://www.ezlan.net/bridging1.html
Jack (MVP-Networking).
"Chuck" <none@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:1cci519o9n8qbigs72rlhep58phbbpphtt@xxxxxxxxxx
> On Sun, 10 Apr 2005 08:48:15 -0400, "J" <Jesse@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
>
> >Saturday Eve
> >
> >Creating 2 networks; infrastructure hotspot, and adhoc peer-to-peer.
> >
> >Equipment
> > 2 computers
> > XP home: using Linksys WMP54G, set to use B only
> > 98se: using Linksys wmp11 B
> >
> > Router: BEFsr11 one port router
> >
> > Access point: Linksys wet11 Airlink
> >
> >The router is connected to the Airlink and to a local wireless internet
provider antenna: this is an open Hot-Spot.
> >
> >The computers are separated by 1 floor and a brick wall.
> >
> >Both computers can use the Hot-Spot connection
> >
>
>---------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------
> >I am having trouble with the Ad-Hoc connection:.
> >
> >The XP computer is using the Windows Wireless Configuration service.
> > (The Linksys WLAN configuration utility will not function.)
> >
> >The 98 comp. is using the Linksys WLAN configuration utility.
> >
> >I have entered the info for an Ad-Hoc network to link the computers,
peer-to-peer.
> >Using the same SSID, WEP Shared encryption, 13 letter pass phrase, using
channel 6.
> >
> >The XP computer can find the network, indicates it is connected and not
connected.
> >The 98 computer cannot find the shared network.
> >
> >I figger this has something to do with DHCP since both computers are set
to obtain an IP Address automatically.
> >
> >I cannot determine a way to allocate static addresses, and subnet mask,
for the Ad-Hoc network while allowing dynamic addresses for
> >the Hot-Spot network.
> >
> >Guidance please.
> >
> >J
>
> Let's see if I understand what you're saying. You have 2 computers, each
> connecting wirelessly to a WET11, which connects to a BEFSR11. The
BEFSR11 is
> your DHCP server. The WET11 is a bridge, which simply connects the
wireless
> devices (2 computers) to the wired device (BEFSR11 router with DHCP).
>
> This doesn't look like an ad-hoc setup to me. You have a WAP, the WET11,
> providing the SSID, right? So why are you running in ad-hoc mode, if both
> computers can use the Hot-Spot? And if you're in ad-hoc mode, are both
> computers getting internet service?
>
> You have several interesting situations here.
>
> First, you're using your router as a wireless bridge to your internet
feed.
> What channel is the internet feed on? Is the WAP maybe getting
interference
> from the internet feed (channel 6 could be subject to interference from a
number
> of channels)? How about the make and model of the "local wireless
internet
> provider antenna" connected to the BEFSR11?
>
> Secondly, you do have horizontal (brick wall) and vertical (1 floor)
signal
> radiation patterns to consider.
>
> Thirdly, assuming that you solve your wireless problems, you have a
Windows 98
> and a Windows XP computer on the same LAN. Check for a browser conflict
between
> the WinXP computer and the Win98 computer. I"m not talking about Internet
> Explorer here. The browser is the program that allows any computer to see
any
> other computer on the LAN. The browsers for WinXP (WinNT/2K/XP) and Win98
> (Win95/98/ME) don't work well together on the same LAN.
>
> Make sure the browser service is running on the WinXP computer. Control
Panel -
> Administrative Tools - Services. Verify that the Computer Browser, and
the
> TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper, services both show with Status = Started. Disable
the
> browser on the Win98 computer:
> http://cms.simons-rock.edu/faq_by_subtopic/node138.html
> http://www.compudentsystems.com/documentation/win98.html
>
> After checking / disabling / enabling as above, power both computers off
to
> reset the browser settings on each. Once both computers have been powered
off,
> power them back on.
>
> The Microsoft Browstat program will show us what browsers (I'm not talking
about
> Internet Explorer here) you have in your domain / workgroup, at any time.
> http://support.microsoft.com/?id=188305
>
> You can download Browstat from either:
> <http://www.dynawell.com/reskit/microsoft/win2000/browstat.zip>
> <http://rescomp.stanford.edu/staff/manual/rcc/tools/browstat.zip>
>
> Browstat is very small (40K), and needs no install. Just unzip the
downloaded
> file, copy browstat.exe to any folder in the Path, and run it from a
command
> window, by "browstat status", on the XP computer.
> For more information about the browser subsystem (very intricate), see:
> http://support.microsoft.com/?id=188001
> http://support.microsoft.com/?id=188305
> http://support.microsoft.com/?id=231312
>
<http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winntas/deploy/prodspecs/ntbro
wse.mspx>
> <http://www.microsoft.com/technet/archive/win95/w95brows.mspx>
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Chuck
> Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.
> My email is AT DOT
> actual address pchuck sonic net.
.
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