wireless access point woes

Hello,

I wanted to extend the range of my wired network to a few laptops.
Here' what I have and where I've gone thus far:

Wired router is D-link EBR-2310 connected to the cable modem and
connected to two PCs.

Wireless router is Belkin F5D7230-4 (don't get me started on this
thing) set up in access point mode. Then I have a normal ethernet
cable attached between a LAN port on this divice and an open LAN port
on the D-Link. This is contrary to the user manual, but does not work
when in the WLAN port.

Wired D-Link:
DHCP Off
IP 192.168.0.1

Wireless Belkin:
DHCP Off
IP 192.168.0.35
WAP-SPK Enabled

Now, on any PC wired to the d-link everything is smooth sailing and I
can even connect to the wireless AP's http configuration. On a laptop,
connected wirelessly with a static IP of 192.168.0.65 I can connect to
either router's http configuration, and ping anything on the network.
What does NOT work is anything beyond the network. The laptop cannot
connect to web pages or even ping anything outside the network.

I read other setup instructions and they all said to connect the
wireless AP's LAN port to one of the wired LAN ports via a crossover
cable. I have a dozen cables and I know for certain that two of them
are crossovers, but I can't identify which.. haha.

I'm about to pull out my hair here so any help is appreciated.

cbuckreu@purdue.edu wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I wanted to extend the range of my wired network to a few laptops.
> Here' what I have and where I've gone thus far:
>
> Wired router is D-link EBR-2310 connected to the cable modem and
> connected to two PCs.
>
> Wireless router is Belkin F5D7230-4 (don't get me started on this
> thing) set up in access point mode. Then I have a normal ethernet
> cable attached between a LAN port on this divice and an open LAN port
> on the D-Link. This is contrary to the user manual, but does not work
> when in the WLAN port.
>
> Wired D-Link:
> DHCP Off
> IP 192.168.0.1
>
> Wireless Belkin:
> DHCP Off
> IP 192.168.0.35
> WAP-SPK Enabled
>
> Now, on any PC wired to the d-link everything is smooth sailing and I
> can even connect to the wireless AP's http configuration. On a
> laptop, connected wirelessly with a static IP of 192.168.0.65 I can
> connect to either router's http configuration, and ping anything on
> the network. What does NOT work is anything beyond the network. The
> laptop cannot connect to web pages or even ping anything outside the
> network.
>
> I read other setup instructions and they all said to connect the
> wireless AP's LAN port to one of the wired LAN ports via a crossover
> cable. I have a dozen cables and I know for certain that two of them
> are crossovers, but I can't identify which.. haha.
>
> I'm about to pull out my hair here so any help is appreciated.

I've got the same Belkin unit setup in the same way as you describe,
for the same purpose, no problem, works great.

Apart from using a 3COM router, the only major difference is that I
have DHCP enabled on the 3COM.

I'm no expert, but I suspect this is where you are having a problem.

Try it with DHCP enabled on the D-Link, and not using static IPs as
well.

You have it wired correctly, and with DHCP do not need a crossover
cable.

Cheers

Rob

me here wrote:

> cbuckreu@purdue.edu wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > I wanted to extend the range of my wired network to a few laptops.
> > Here' what I have and where I've gone thus far:
> >
> > Wired router is D-link EBR-2310 connected to the cable modem and
> > connected to two PCs.
> >
> > Wireless router is Belkin F5D7230-4 (don't get me started on this
> > thing) set up in access point mode. Then I have a normal ethernet
> > cable attached between a LAN port on this divice and an open LAN
> > port on the D-Link. This is contrary to the user manual, but does
> > not work when in the WLAN port.
> >
> > Wired D-Link:
> > DHCP Off
> > IP 192.168.0.1
> >
> > Wireless Belkin:
> > DHCP Off
> > IP 192.168.0.35
> > WAP-SPK Enabled
> >
> > Now, on any PC wired to the d-link everything is smooth sailing and
> > I can even connect to the wireless AP's http configuration. On a
> > laptop, connected wirelessly with a static IP of 192.168.0.65 I can
> > connect to either router's http configuration, and ping anything on
> > the network. What does NOT work is anything beyond the network.
> > The laptop cannot connect to web pages or even ping anything
> > outside the network.
> >
> > I read other setup instructions and they all said to connect the
> > wireless AP's LAN port to one of the wired LAN ports via a crossover
> > cable. I have a dozen cables and I know for certain that two of
> > them are crossovers, but I can't identify which.. haha.
> >
> > I'm about to pull out my hair here so any help is appreciated.
>
> I've got the same Belkin unit setup in the same way as you describe,
> for the same purpose, no problem, works great.
>
> Apart from using a 3COM router, the only major difference is that I
> have DHCP enabled on the 3COM.
>
> I'm no expert, but I suspect this is where you are having a problem.
>
> Try it with DHCP enabled on the D-Link, and not using static IPs as
> well.
>
> You have it wired correctly, and with DHCP do not need a crossover
> cable.
>
> Cheers
>
> Rob

Also forgot to mention that it works OK with WPA-PSK.

Cheers again.

Rob

--

I have a dozen cables and I know for certain that two of them
> are crossovers, but I can't identify which.. haha.

If you want to identify a crossover cable, Google it.

Thanks a ton, that fix worked perfectly! Turned on DHCP on the D-link
router, set laptops to use automatic detection, reboot the routers and
bingo, works like a charm.

Chris

On Dec 10, 1:08 am, "me here" <gloaming_ag...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> me here wrote:
> > cbuck...@purdue.edu wrote:
>
> > > Hello,
>
> > > I wanted to extend the range of my wired network to a few laptops.
> > > Here' what I have and where I've gone thus far:
>
> > > Wired router is D-link EBR-2310 connected to the cable modem and
> > > connected to two PCs.
>
> > >Wirelessrouter is Belkin F5D7230-4 (don't get me started on this
> > > thing) set up in access point mode. Then I have a normal ethernet
> > > cable attached between a LAN port on this divice and an open LAN
> > > port on the D-Link. This is contrary to the user manual, but does
> > > not work when in the WLAN port.
>
> > > Wired D-Link:
> > > DHCP Off
> > > IP 192.168.0.1
>
> > >WirelessBelkin:
> > > DHCP Off
> > > IP 192.168.0.35
> > > WAP-SPK Enabled
>
> > > Now, on any PC wired to the d-link everything is smooth sailing and
> > > I can even connect to thewirelessAP's http configuration. On a
> > > laptop, connected wirelessly with a static IP of 192.168.0.65 I can
> > > connect to either router's http configuration, and ping anything on
> > > the network. What does NOT work is anything beyond the network.
> > > The laptop cannot connect to web pages or even ping anything
> > > outside the network.
>
> > > I read other setup instructions and they all said to connect the
> > >wirelessAP's LAN port to one of the wired LAN ports via a crossover
> > > cable. I have a dozen cables and I know for certain that two of
> > > them are crossovers, but I can't identify which.. haha.
>
> > > I'm about to pull out my hair here so any help is appreciated.
>
> > I've got the same Belkin unit setup in the same way as you describe,
> > for the same purpose, no problem, works great.
>
> > Apart from using a 3COM router, the only major difference is that I
> > have DHCP enabled on the 3COM.
>
> > I'm no expert, but I suspect this is where you are having a problem.
>
> > Try it with DHCP enabled on the D-Link, and not using static IPs as
> > well.
>
> > You have it wired correctly, and with DHCP do not need a crossover
> > cable.
>
> > Cheers
>
> > RobAlso forgot to mention that it works OK with WPA-PSK.
>
> Cheers again.
>
> Rob
>
> --

On Sun, 10 Dec 2006 12:55:23 -0800, in alt.internet.wireless , "Curly
Bill" <scram@anon.com> wrote:

> I have a dozen cables and I know for certain that two of them
>> are crossovers, but I can't identify which.. haha.
>
>If you want to identify a crossover cable, Google it.

Or just plug them in and see which ones work as you expect?
--
Mark McIntyre

"Curly Bill" <scram@anon.com> wrote in message
news:Su_eh.51739$lL6.4730@newsfe08.phx...
> I have a dozen cables and I know for certain that two of them
>> are crossovers, but I can't identify which.. haha.
>
> If you want to identify a crossover cable, Google it.
>
According to the documentation on my d-link router, it does not care. It
will tell you is a regular or crossover cable, but it automatically adjusts
if you get it 'wrong'. Check out your router's 'status' page, pulg & unplug
a few cables.
I don't have a crossover cable here, so can't test that idea.

Stuart

Mark McIntyre wrote:
> On Sun, 10 Dec 2006 12:55:23 -0800, in alt.internet.wireless , "Curly
> Bill" <scram@anon.com> wrote:
>
>> I have a dozen cables and I know for certain that two of them
>>> are crossovers, but I can't identify which.. haha.
>> If you want to identify a crossover cable, Google it.
>
> Or just plug them in and see which ones work as you expect?

Of course, with his luck he'll be plugging into at least one
device that can auto sense.