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Windows Forum / Windows Me / Networking / July 2005Gateway as Gateway?
I would like to connect an existing wired network (ethernet) to a new wireless network. I tryed to wire the wireless router with my wired router, with no sucsess. I thought that maybe I could have one computer (windows me) as a connection between the two networks. I currently have it set up so that the Gateway (winme) is part of both networks, but not bridging the two.I know that WinXP has a "bridging" tool, but upgrading is not an option. The question is, how do I direct traffic (with or without using the Gateway) across the networks? poly-p man P.S. The Wireless network consists of a windows 98se computer and the ME mentioned above. The wired has that ME, a Mac, and a few Linux boxes. > I would like to connect an existing wired network (ethernet) to a new > wireless network. I tryed to wire the wireless router with my wired [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > The Wireless network consists of a windows 98se computer and the ME > mentioned above. The wired has that ME, a Mac, and a few Linux boxes. Without a bridging tool? Can't be done. Well, I am not, yet, sure that I understand RIP. Maybe it really isn't a bridging tool. OTOH, I am pretty sure that the LapLink USB Network cable software is a bridging tool.  SignatureNorman ~Win dain a lotica, En vai tu ri, Si lo ta ~Fin dein a loluca, En dragu a sei lain ~Vi fa-ru les shutai am, En riga-lint >I would like to connect an existing wired network (ethernet) to a new >wireless network. I tryed to wire the wireless router with my wired [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >The Wireless network consists of a windows 98se computer and the ME >mentioned above. The wired has that ME, a Mac, and a few Linux boxes. You don't need to use a computer as a gateway or bridge. Can you just replace an old wired router with the new wireless router? That would be the simplest solution. If not, configure the new wireless router to act as a wireless access point only, bypassing its routing capabilities: 1. Connect a computer to a LAN port on the wireless router and access the router's built-in web server, which is usually at an address like http://192.168.0.1 or http://192.168.1.1 2. Disable the router's built-in DHCP server. 3. Assign its LAN connection an IP address in the same subnet as the wired network. 4. Disconnect the computer. 5. Connect one of the wireless router's LAN ports to a port on the wired network. Don't connect anything to the wireless router's WAN (Internet) port. SignatureBest Wishes, Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking) Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups. Microsoft Most Valuable Professional - Windows Networking http://mvp.support.microsoft.com Steve Winograd's Networking FAQ http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm pyrophobicman@gmail.com schrieb: > I would like to connect an existing wired network (ethernet) to a new > wireless network. I tryed to wire the wireless router with my wired [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > The Wireless network consists of a windows 98se computer and the ME > mentioned above. The wired has that ME, a Mac, and a few Linux boxes. The XP and 2k bridging tool simply redirects traffic from one NIC to another. RIP is a status protocol to track down new routers in the nwtwork. There's an undocumented registry tweak for Win ME to enable IP Forwarding, but the way to go is Steve Winograds suggestion. with the locations of everything, Steve's suggestion is impossible. I even tried that, but packets flew everywhere. What is that registry tweak? poly-p man pyrophobicman@gmail.com schrieb: > with the locations of everything, Steve's suggestion is impossible. I > even tried that, but packets flew everywhere. What is that registry > tweak? > > poly-p man The registry tweak is undocumented and after I once read about it, I didn't find anything about it anymore. But I will try to find something for you. If you've got any further questions etc., you're welcome to contact me via ICQ or MSN. My ICQ-UIN is 277935950, my MSN Passport-ID is Nik327@hotmail.com Yours, Dominik George |
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