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Posted by Jim on May 2, 2005, 7:15 pm
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rhungund@gmail.com wrote:
> Hi All. I currently own a Microsoft Wireless Base Station Router. It
> works great when plugged directly to the cable modem, and then out to
> my network. However, I have just moved into a new building that has
> ethernet already wired in, so basically i'll be joining their network.
> Theoretically, I would like to plug my base station to the available
> ethernet port in my room, and then route the internet/network
> connection wirelessly and wired to my computers.
>
> Are there any settings I need to disable on my basestation to allow
> this type of activity to happen. Is it even possible? Do i need to
> disable DHCP and set it up for bridging mode?
>
> thanks in advance.
>
I have plugged a router into a router with neither in bridge mode. The
DHCP server in the router connected to the cable modem was assigning IP
addresses in the 192.168.1.0 block. The second router's WAN port was
connected to one of the LAN ports on the first router. The DHCP server
in the second router was set to assign IP addresses in the 192.168.2.0
block. I didn't specifically change this (those where the default
settings for the two routers). I did this because I needed to set up the
second router for use at another location and wanted to make sure
everything was working correctly.
Based on your description I am assuming that the building you are moving
into has a NAT/router connected to the Internet and is assigning IP
addresses. By using your router in the same configuration as when it was
connected to a cable modem you still get the LAN isolation and whatever
firewall protection the NAT/router provides. I am not sure that all
protocols would work in this configuration but you might as well
experiment and see if everything you need works.
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