I just purchased a new wireless access point because my old wireless ADSL modem/router does not reach where I want it to reach. I disabled the wireless setting on the ADSL router and am using the access point.
In the past I have only dealt with combination routers, so files on my network have always been available to me though a wireless connection, including printers...etc...etc. Getting the internet is not a problem, that works as usual.
Since I got the access point that plugs into the switch on my ADSL modem/router, I can't seem to access the server as I would have been able to with the old wireless enabled.
Is there a way I can make the access point communicate with my ADSL modem/switch? I want to be able to access the files on the server with my laptop.
Any ideas?
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"Three o'clock is always too late or too early for anything you want to do."
' Wrote:when you stop using/change an router/modem they tend to not work (if you changed ISP or such it wont work at all).
Only solution is to buy a new switch wich is compatible, or reprogram the switch if possible
Both router and switch are D-Link and communicate with each other. I know as much as the internal wireless of the modem was automatically switched off when I attached the more powerful access point. The modem has been programmed correctly and my internet is fine.
It is just that the wireless access point doesn't seem like it is part of the other wired LAN, which has my server on it. I want the servers on the LAN and the laptops on the WLAN to communicate with each other.
"Three o'clock is always too late or too early for anything you want to do."
' Wrote:hmm seems like your using the same band on both of them....
problem is, if both uses same "frequency" or band and are too close they will interfere with each other, like a jammer interfere with cellphones.
solution is to destroy the Wi-Fi on the old router or to change to a different "band" on the other one...
No no no no. The "old wifi" is physically disabled on the modem, it is just the access point providing wireless now.
I want the access point to recognize computers "wired" to the modem. Right now it is as if they are two different networks. I want them to become one.
"Three o'clock is always too late or too early for anything you want to do."
Have you disabled DHCP on one of the devices ? - it should be.
If you've got 2 devices then:
Device 1
1. Connect to Internet and enable Wireless and DHCP - IP 192.168.0.1
2. Set LAN DHCP assign from - 192.168.0.2 to 192.168.0.10 (As large as your network, this allows 9)
3. Get The MAC Address of Device 2 and Reserve IP 192.168.0.2 for device 1 in the Device 1's config for LAN IP Assignment. (This is not mandatory, but saves a lot of trouble).
Device 2
1. Select a machine from where you will configure Device 2 and Manually assign the IP of 192.168.0.3. This is temporary and should be reverted back to DHCP after the process is completed.
2. Reset device 2 and connect to a machine (use LAN cable)
3. Set the DHCP to Off (Do not use this device as a DHCP router)
4. Manually set the IP to 192.168.0.2 (See why step 3 for device 1 makes sense)
- You may have to restart here and this assignment and DHCP switch off is why step 1 is required while setting device 2.
5. Set the RIP Direction to "In Only", this will allow it to receive DHCP and LAN Network info from Device 1
6. Set RIP Version as 1 or 2 depending on the other device. Try 1 first, it's generic, you can try 2 later if everything works as Multicast is faster. It's possible to check device 1 and see if it supports 2 and then set this to 2 directly.
7. Switch on Wireless on Device (Enable MAC address filtering if you want)
8. Save all settings
9. Revert Manuall set IP on Machine to DHCP lookup.
10. Connect Device 1 Lan Cable to Device 2
Now you should be able to access LAN on Device 1 by connecting either Wireless to Device 2 or using Lan to device 2 also.
After this config, Device 2 is a LAN machine on Device 1's LAN, device 2 doesn't have a LAN of it's own, since DHCP was disabled and it's borrowing routing info from 1 using RIP 1/2.
Note: The IP Address range (192.168.0.1) above is default for some routers, you may have to choose a proper IP for your router.
Any questions, let me know. Best to provide Exact Model Number of Both devices and also how you plan to use both.
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Thankyou for the help Spec, I really appreciate it!
It turns out though the D-Link router didn't work as planned so I have turned to the industrial class UBNT NanoStations. I will have one connected to the router and one repeating the signal back to the house avoiding all the brick walls that I would usually need to go though if I used only one access point.
Hopefully that will work!:cool:
"Three o'clock is always too late or too early for anything you want to do."