>----- Original Message ----- >From: "John Ferrell" >To: >Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 3:01 PM >Subject: [OT]:Network question... > > >If you find this too far off topic, please just delete... > >I am trying to implement a wireless connection to my laptop. >I now realize that I probably should not have purchased a >router, a wireless access point would have done the job. > >Schematic at http://home.earthlink.net/~johnferrell/Network1.jpg > >The problem is that in the configuration I have created, the >laptop gets to the internet just fine but does not appear in >my local network. > >All network machines have internet access through Internet >Connection Sharing on the XP PRO computer. > >Should it have access to the local network? >Would a link from the hub back to the router introduce more >problems? If nothing else works, will the router introduce any >more problems if I try to use it as an access point by >plugging it to the hub? John, I've just been through something simmilar, I found an 802.11G wireless router for a bargain price and snapped it up. Then I found that simple ADSL ethernet modems where very expensive, and I got a simple ADSL/Modem/router for about half the price. So then I had two routers, and not an overwhleming amount of knoweldge on configuring them, but I did manage it. I wish I had bought a simple access point though! Does the wireless router have a multi-port switch built in? If so why don't you just get rid of the second NIC and hub and connect everything to the router? This would certainly simply things, and you could completely remove ICS from all the other machines whilst still preserving net access. Alternatively I think you should be able to use the router as an access point by simply ignoring the WAN port and plugging everything into the LAN port(s). Regards Mike ======================================================================= This e-mail is intended for the person it is addressed to only. The information contained in it may be confidential and/or protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, you must not make any use of this information, or copy or show it to any person. Please contact us immediately to tell us that you have received this e-mail, and return the original to us. Any use, forwarding, printing or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. No part of this message can be considered a request for goods or services. ======================================================================= Any questions about Bookham's E-Mail service should be directed to postmaster@bookham.com. -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.