Maybe what I'm trying to do is not possible - but I'll ask anyway. I have a large house, 1 DSL & 1 cable modem. Both are connected to wireless access points, one linksys, one apple. In my garage I have a XP laptop, with wireless usb, that can connect to either secured network, and upload weather info to a webpage. Works just fine, if one connection dies, it switches to other connection seamlessly.
I've now got a new windspeed indicator, that gets power over ethernet, and I've hooked it to a new router in the garage, and verified it works OK. What I need to do is to get the windspeed indicator talking to the weather laptop, preferably by the laptop's ethernet connector, or thru a router/hub. I need a way to assign it an address via DCHP. I have a spare linksys wrt54gl I could configure as a repeater, but that only covers 1 secure network, won't switch if network dies. I tried ICS (internet connection sharing) on the laptop, but that fires up a static IP (I think) that neither router likes, (Network drive box uses that SAME address already) If I connect WRT54GL via ethernet cable to laptop, it seems to kill the usb wireless, where I was getting my connections. Any suggestions on repeater s/w that can hunt for several AP's and use the best one ? I've investigated mesh, tried ICS, tried XP's connection Bridge, and nothing seems to be the answer, or am I overlooking something right in front of my nose. I'd thought I could have 2 active networks on my laptop, one via USB wireless to available wireless router, and another one via hardwired router, to the windspeed indicator, but I can't seem to get the ICS/Bridge idea to work. Mike (LAX area, Los Angeles) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "SOCALWUG" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/SOCALWUG SOCALWUG website: http://www.socalwug.org -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
