On Mon, 1 Apr 2002, at 10:20pm, Larry A. Duncan wrote: > - Linksys BEFW11S4v2 EtherFast WAP + Cable / DSL Router > ... I'd like to have the freedom of using the WAP when I'm home by > simply connecting it to my existing LAN.
802.11b is basically Ethernet without cables. You can bridge a wireless LAN to a wired LAN, and it functions as if you are on one big happy LAN -- which you are. No IP NAT or other layer three tricks are required -- your wireless nodes are in the same broadcast domain as the wired nodes. Easy as pie. The BEFW11S4 has a four-port switch bridged to the WAP. Connect your wired LAN hub to said switch, and you are good to go. Ignore the router and WAN side of the BEFW11S4 entirely. Oh, you will likely want to turn off the DHCP server built-in to the BEFW11S4 as well. Do that before you hook it up to your existing LAN. :-) Keep in mind that 802.11b is hideously insecure. Anyone within a thousand feet or so of you will have full access to your LAN, if they want it. > Is it possible for me to just connect the WAP to the hub and the wireless > connected clients be able to pass through using NAT? You could do that, but it would not be a good idea. It would complicate things needlessly, and likely make many things not work. NAT is not perfect. In particular, Microsoft's LAN protocols do not get along well with NAT. > 11.11.11.x - IP Addresses > 255.255.255.0 - Subnet Mask Ohhhhhh. Bad. Never, ever pick arbitrary IP addresses and use them on your LAN. You will screw yourself up when you collide with the real owner. There are over 16 million addresses reserved for private use by RFC-1918. Use some of them. 192.168.1.0/24 would be a good bet, given your existing wired LAN. Of course, all of this becomes moot if you just put everything on one broadcast domain. :-) -- Ben Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | The opinions expressed in this message are those of the author and do not | | necessarily represent the views or policy of any other person, entity or | | organization. All information is provided without warranty of any kind. | ------ You are subscribed as [email protected] Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
