Re: Connect a Wireless Router to my SBS Network

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SBS Golfer <Mr.Bogus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
First of all Merv I do need to thak you for your time and input as
this thread seems to have gotten longer than I expected. So thank you
for your time.
Second of all I am against your suggestions. My main purpose is to
keep this wireless off my network outside my firewall. You would
think taking a cable and plugging it into the 10/100 5-port switch
would work.

Yes, and it should.

I can take any computer or laptop and plug it into the 10/100 5-port
switch, assign it a external static IP, my isp's gateway, mask and
dns and have an internet connection outside of my network. I do this
quite often as there are times I need to troubleshoot exteranl access
into my network.
That all said can I take a cable, plug on end into the 10/100 5-port
switch , the other end into the wireless router (not the WAN port),
assign the WAN settings with a static from my ISP. it's gateway and
dns servers.
Again thnak you very very much. Thank god this isn't critical or
production.

Get another wireless router, if this one isn't working. Some cheapo Linksys
or Netgear job. Assign it one of your static public IPs on the WAN
interface, and a different LAN IP range (just to keep things clean), enable
DHCP, WPA, and stick it into the switch between your ISP's router & your
LAN's firewall. Done. :)


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