Not really, but it can be turned off. For instance, I have the Lucent Residential Access Point.
I also have 16 Dedicated IPs, there was no need for me to use that to do the Address translation. So instead, I turned on to the "Network Infrastructure" setting. Using this setting it used the DHCP server that I already had set up. Most of the other wireless products are able to do this as well. At 12:13 PM 1/8/2002 +1100, you wrote: >While we're on the subject, I'm keen to set up a wireless (using >802.11b) component on my home network, as I'm about to move into a new >home and don't want to cable the bastard (not to mention Alli WON'T LET >ME run blue string and patch panels all over the place). > >Here's the current setup: > >ADSL modem -> Netgear RO318 router -> Notebook PC > -> Desktop PC > -> 6 spare 10/100 switched ports > >What I ideally want is to hang a wireless access point off the RO318 so >that the desktop PC, which is primarily used by Alli and Hannah (wife >and 4yo daughter respectively) connects to the network wirelessly from >another room while the modem, router and notebook PC will live in the >study. I kn ow I'll have to pick up a wireless network card for the >desktop PC, but is there an access point product available that DOESN'T >replicate the functionality of the RO318. > >Any ideas? > >Steve > ___________________________________________________________________ >| Stephen Collins, Technical Consultant - ACIS (www.acis.com.au) | >| Allaire Certified ColdFusion 5 Developer | >| Ph +61 2 62822662 Fax +61 2 62824328 Cel +61 410 680722 | >| [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] | >| ICQ UIN : 56321783 Yahoo! : trib | >|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~oOOo~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| >| Are you building your best Body-for-LIFE? | >|___________________________________________________________________| > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Angel Stewart [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Tuesday, 8 January 2002 9:35 AM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Wireless networking solution for PC/Mac office > > > > > > Hey all! > > > > We are setting up LAN based internet sharing and stuff for the office. > > > > And we need to go wireless because we can't go through the trouble of > > drilling holes and all sorts of crap to run ethernet wire > > throughout the > > building. > > > > Sooo..I was wondering if any of you had any luck with wireless base > > stations etc. and if you had any recommendations? > > > > -Gel > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
