I'm wondering if there is any way to just use this router as just an access point instead of it doing any routiing. We want wireless conectivity but have a much better router in place already and wish to not have to buy just an Access Point. Is it possible?
This is the router with the Speed Booster feature from Linksys built in.
Thanks
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Why should it have WDS? I think it's for better management, right?
If you want it for homenetwork, the wireless router does nothing at all, just accept a connection ... problem could be, if you want the wireless do DHCP and your linksys too ... IMHO you have to set some static information that isn't useful in a company network
Holger
>>Why should it have WDS? I think it's for better management, right?
no, it's to allow it to act as an access point (a range extender if you will)
WDS (wireless distribution service) allows access points to bridge back to another access point in a pre arranged configuration. It is a cheap, easy to use method if you are creating a very small network. The one drawback is that your access point will be cutting it's available bandwidth in half, as you will be using the same bandwidth for backhaul as for distribution
Well ok.. understood - i did setup a range extender yet ...
I understood the question of LobbDoggy in another way:
- he has a pretty good router that has no(!) wireless function
- he got a cheap wireless router as addon from somewhere and wants to integrate it in his homenet just as an AP
in this szenario, the linksys-router doesn't provide any WDS-information for a whatsoever wireless router... so WDS couldn't be used, right?
but then you can just set it up like i proposed as a router, where you don't use the WLAN port - only the LAN switch and the wireless access is used... should work ...
regards Holger
...to use it as an AP, assign it a static ip address as per your internal network. disable the dhcp function. plug your ethernet cable into one of the ethernet ports (do not plug anything in the Wan port). Configure your wireless with WEP or WPA (or not)...this basically makes it a hub on your network...
Most of this was already touched on, but here's how I would do it.
1. Run a straight-thru ethernet cable from your good router/switch to one of the LAN ports on your Linksys wireless router, NOT the WAN port
2. Disable DHCP in the wireless router
3. If desired, setup WEP or WPA for security
This will make it so anybody who connects wirelessly to the Linksys will be forwarded on to your good router, which I assume provides IP addresses over DHCP.
OK, then the above advice should work
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Date: 01/27/2005 04:35PM EST
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...to use it as an AP, assign it a static ip address as per your internal network. disable the dhcp function. plug your ethernet cable into one of the ethernet ports (do not plug anything in the Wan port). Configure your wireless with WEP or WPA (or not)...this basically makes it a hub on your network...
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by: stevenlewisPosted on 2005-01-27 at 08:48:07ID: 13154189
should be able to, if both support WDS (wireless distributed system) the linksys does, don't know about the other