From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Jun 7 15:19:37 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6029C1065676 for ; Sat, 7 Jun 2008 15:19:37 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bounces@nabble.com) Received: from kuber.nabble.com (kuber.nabble.com [216.139.236.158]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 38CDF8FC25 for ; Sat, 7 Jun 2008 15:19:37 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bounces@nabble.com) Received: from isper.nabble.com ([192.168.236.156]) by kuber.nabble.com with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1K50Ce-0006aC-Ay for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Sat, 07 Jun 2008 08:19:36 -0700 Message-ID: <17709899.post@talk.nabble.com> Date: Sat, 7 Jun 2008 08:19:36 -0700 (PDT) From: erpa1119 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <484AA20B.2070500@ibctech.ca> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Nabble-From: erpa1119@gmail.com References: <17709547.post@talk.nabble.com> <484AA20B.2070500@ibctech.ca> Subject: Re: wireless help X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 07 Jun 2008 15:19:37 -0000 Why would I change something that is known to function correctly? Steve Bertrand-2 wrote: > >> topology: >> wall-->bellsouth router-->linksys AP >> linksys has a static IP of 192.168.1.3 >> bellsouth router has a static IP of 192.168.1.254 > > You need to configure different prefixes (aka subnets) on each side of > the Linksys router: > > LAN side on Bellsouth: 192.168.1.254 255.255.255.0 > WAN side on Linksys: 192.168.1.3 255.255.255.0 > > LAN (wifi) side of Linksys: 192.168.2.1 255.255.255.0 > Laptop: 192.168.2.2 255.255.255.0 > > Laptop gateway: 192.168.2.1 > > A trick I recommend very frequently to our ADSL subs that want to > implement a wireless router into their network who are already using our > equipment that has NAT enabled (to avoid double-NAT), is to disable DHCP > on the LAN side of the Linksys, disable the WAN interface, and connect > the ADSL modem to one of the LAN ports on the Linksys. > > Essentially, your access point will then be just that. > > Hope I understood your problem properly. > > Steve > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/wireless-help-tp17709547p17709899.html Sent from the freebsd-questions mailing list archive at Nabble.com.