From Access Point to Router via Hub

Is it possible to connect a wireless access point to a router via a
hub?
Unfortunately my router has a single ethernet port, and so does my
wireless access point, so I have connected both to a hub (not a
switch).
To the same hub I have also connected a wired PC.

The wired PC can go outside of the router on the Internet with no
problems.
And also all wireless PC can go outside to the Internet, if the wired
PC is not using the Internet. But as soon asit does, the wireless
access point crashes and all connected wireless clients loose the
connection.

Any idea? Is the Access Point crappy or I have a wrong network
topology?

Thanks!

alessio.spam@gmail.com wrote:
> Is it possible to connect a wireless access point to a router via a
> hub?

Yes, no problem. As long as they're all on the LAN side of the router,
they can use a hub or a switch, it doesn't matter (except that a hub
will perform less well).

> And also all wireless PC can go outside to the Internet, if the wired
> PC is not using the Internet. But as soon asit does, the wireless
> access point crashes and all connected wireless clients loose the
> connection.

Sounds like your router only provides one internal IP address? What
model is it? Did you turn on the DHCP server ?

Topology should be

internet -> router -> hub-> other devices (ie PC and AP)

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Mark McIntyre

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> Yes, no problem. As long as they're all on the LAN side of the router,
> they can use a hub or a switch, it doesn't matter (except that a hub
> will perform less well).

They are.

> Sounds like your router only provides one internal IP address? What
> model is it? Did you turn on the DHCP server ?

The router is a DHCP server and provides several IP addresses to both
wired and wireless PC.
The Access Point has been configured with a static IP, of course
(192.168.2.1) and its DHCP capabilities have been disabled.
The internal IP address of the router is 192.168.2.2

The router is a ZyXEL Prestige 630. Never had a problem with it in 5
years.

Thanks,