Q: Hi, I need to find a way to provide wireless access at work without you behind a router. Im not a newbie network, but I wanted some feedback before I tell the boss to spend all that money and a non-functional network. Currently, our network is as follows: 1-port
dslu003e routeru003e hubu003e work pcs
The boss should be able to use NetMeeting with customers who are also behind a router / firewall. According to the help pages, this is not possible. Besides tinkering with our router port forwarding settings to verify this, I have spoken with tech support our router. They confirmed that the only way to work would be to his computer connected to the outside of the DSL router via a second network connection on his PC to have. He also has a laptop that he would like to easily connect to the network without wires, so this is the config I proposed to him
dslu003e switchu003e toegangspuntu003e boss of the PC or laptop w / wireless adapter
u003e hubu003e work pcs
Is there is another way to do this more efficiently? Would it be easier if I just connected the PC directly to the switch boss w / o wireless access, such as this?
dslu003e switchu003e boss pc
u003e hubu003e pcs
If work Ive done this, he could still access information on the work computers connected to the hub?
One more question. If I install an access point would be more than one computer at a time to be able to link to it if it does not uplinked to a router? I know that my D-Link access point will not allow more than one connection, unless there is a router between it and the cable modem. Ok, Ive rambled too long. Thanks for any help guys:)
Re:Ok, so I'd need something like this, right?
So if I have 5 ip's to work with right now, 1 goes to the router and 1 goes to every wireless device linked to the accesspoint?
dsl—switch—-accesspoint—-boss
………..|—-router—-hub————|—-work pc's
Re:1)Your bosses computer needs two interfaces to accomplish what you want. One for the lan, one for the wan.
2) No, that is the entire point of a second IP. If you set up a router to share a connection, you will break the other protocol you are trying to fix. One IP for your netmeeting protocol, and nothing else. One Ip(or more) for the rest of the office.
Re:Wait, I just found out we already have 5 ip's so that's not a problem. But there is still the other 2 questions:
1) Would my boss be able to access shares that are behind the router?
2) If I used a wireless accesspoint directly after the switch, could more than one computer logon to it at the same time?
Again, here are the two configurations I am proposing:
Wired
dsl—switch—-boss
|—-router—-hub—-work pc's
Wireless
dsl—switch—-accesspoint—-boss
|—-router—-hub—-work pc's
Re:So we'd need to buy an additional IP if I want my boss's pc and the router both connected to the dsl at the same time?
Re:you can set it up like this, providing you have two IP's:
dsl/switch—–WAP——bosses computer(IP 1)
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router——- other switch———-rest of network( IP 2)
Keep in mind, your bosses computer will be out there on The WAN, and I'd want a software firewall.
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