Correction to first paragraph - should have been:

"specifically, the IP address assigned to the WAP by the baseline router
would be declared as static in the baseline router configuration)."

Harvey



Harvey Gratt wrote:
> My understanding is that a wireless access point (WAP - its LAN port
> connected to one of the baseline routers LAN ports) can pull an IP
> address from the baseline router (baseline router is set up for DHCP
> with some IP addresses set to static - specifically, the IP address
> assigned to the WAN by the baseline router would be declared as static
> in the baseline router configuration). I also plan on only using the WAP
> for the wireless clients, the baseline router wireless would be turned
> off. All of my computers are either win xp pro or win98 se.
>
> From looking at several WAP user guides, it is implied that the WAP
> simply acts as a hub in order to send out data to the wireless clients.
> If this is so:
>
> 1. Would all wireless clients register the same IP - that of the WAP?
>
> 2. If so, then is the client MAC address used to determine which
> wireless client gets which data?
>
> 3. Right now, all of my computers show up in Network Places (including
> those which are wired to the baseline router) with their corresponding
> shared folders being visible/accessible (all in the same Workgroup). The
> computers are identified by their Computer Name. Would this still be the
> case with the WAP setup since the wireless clients would all have the IP
> of the WAP (if my understanding above is correct)?
>
> 4. Am I correct in assuming that all HW firewall and NAT functions are
> done only by the baseline router?
>
> Thanks,
> Harvey