riggor99999 wrote:

>> "dazzler" <123@321.com> wrote:
>>
>>>ok i need help on setting up a wireless network
>>>
>>>ok the set up i have is
>>>
>>>cable modem > wired router > wireless access point > desktop pc with a
>>>pci wireless card and a notbook with internal wireless
>>>
>>>so i then try to connect the pc to the access point to get to the config
>>>page, i change my wireless addapters settings (to connet to the ip of the
>>>access point) and then try to connect using the ip in the manual but
>>>thats as far as i get i dose not find it, nor can i do the same on the
>>>laptop
>>>
>>>anyone got any ideas?
>>>
>>>p.s. i am trying to set up the AP while hard wired to it
>
> Why would you want to connect directly to the AP to administer it? When
> you have AP's all over the place - it's impractical and defeats the
> purpose of
> having an AP on the network. The AP is just another Ethernet device with
> a built in web page - that you can administer from any PC on the network.

For initial setup it's usually impractical to do it any other way. In any
case, if he's having trouble setting it up while hardwired, how is it going
to be any easier to set up wirelessly?
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derek