On Sat, 22 Jul 2006 00:49:29 GMT, John Navas
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>On Sat, 22 Jul 2006 00:20:12 GMT, John Navas
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>>Here you go -- add a wireless client bridge (WCB), and everything
>>connects to everything: <http://i5.tinypic.com/20p7rro.png>
>>* Put your WLAN with a unique SSID (Phil's WLAN) on one channel.
>>* Put your brother's WLAN with a different SSID (Brother LAN) on a
>>different channel.
>>* Use channels with minimal overlap (1, 6, 11).
>>* Configure DHCP in the two wireless routers (WGT624) for different
>>subnets in the same private netblock; e.g.,
>>- Your network: 192.168.1/16 Gateway (WGT624): 192.168.1.1
>>- Brother's network: 192.168.2/16 Gateway (WGT624): 192.168.2.1
>>* Turn off DHCP and configure everything manually.
>>* Put the network printer at a fixed address on your network so
>>computers on both networks can find it (e.g., 192.168.1.50).
>>That way:
>>(a) The wireless client bridge will properly bridge traffic back and
>>forth between the two networks.
>>(b) Both networks will use their own broadband gateways.
>>
>>The hassle is having to configure everything manually to ensure that
>>both WLANs use their own broadband connections, especially when a
>>visitor with wireless laptop drops in. (If you use WGT624 DHCP, it
>>would be unpredictable with bridged networks which WGT624 a given client
>>would connect to.)
>
>A possible way to avoid that hassle is to substitute a suitable box with
>third-party firmware for WGT624(1), and hack that firmware to block DHCP
>traffic from being sent over the wireless bridge. That way both WLANs
>could use DHCP without risk of connecting to the wrong DHCP server over
>the wireless bridge.
Or use a suitable box with third-party firmware for the Wireless Client
Bridge (WCB), with the same kind of firmware hack. Probably a better
way to do given that you already have the two WGT624 units, and still
need a WCB.
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