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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=359370705-15122003>Peter,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=359370705-15122003>You
will not find any tutorials on what you need in the wireless forums......as your
questions (while common) are really a separate topic.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=359370705-15122003></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=359370705-15122003>Here
is what you need to do:</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=359370705-15122003>1)
Think of the wireless link (once established) as a dumb piece of cable. It will
pass any network traffic. I assume your experimentation has got you familiar
with the concept and practice of getting two WiFi boxes to talk to each
other.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=359370705-15122003></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=359370705-15122003>2)
Now...search the Internet for TCP/IP tutorials....leave the word wireless out of
the search. There should be lots of them - written for all levels of
knowledge.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=359370705-15122003></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=359370705-15122003>Best
of luck.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=359370705-15122003></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=359370705-15122003>Cheers</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=359370705-15122003></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=359370705-15122003>Rob
Clark</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
owner-melbwireless@wireless.org.au [mailto:owner-melbwireless@wireless.org.au]
<B>On Behalf Of </B>Datec-Optus<BR><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, December 14, 2003 8:44
PM<BR><B>To:</B> 'melbwireless'<BR><B>Subject:</B> [MLB-WIRELESS] back to
basics<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Ok.... first of all thanx to all who have answered my many
questions over the past months.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Now... I think I need to get back to basics with my wireless
set-up. I've played around with different antennae, cards and a Dlink DWL
900AP. I've chopped and changed my wired and unwired network to the point that
nothing works really well anymore. The more I learn the more I'm confused.
I've attempted to set this up to share a wireless connection before I've
gotten it to work properly for even me. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Everything I've done so far has been piece meal, when I
first added the AP and turned it on it worked (to a point) I didn't worry
about protocols, the default out of the box settings got my Lappy talking to
my main Computer in my home office and that's the way it
stayed. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>What I think I need is a tutorial on the very basics of
setting up</FONT> <FONT size=2>a wireless network and how to integrate
this into a small wired LAN. <STRONG>IS THERE SUCH AN ANIMAL</STRONG>. One
that discusses IP Addressing, routing, software, (you know just the basics,
wink wink) I'm not an Network Engineers spotty freckle, but I'm expected to be
one when adding new bits.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>My set-up consists of:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><STRONG>Wired Network</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>1xWin2k on an Athlon1800+</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>2xWin98se on pent1-2's</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Surecom 8port hub</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>DWL 900AP</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Sygate Home Networking for internet sharing</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><STRONG>Wireless</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>1xwin98se on 486 Lappy</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Skynet Global Roamabout Card</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><EM>And it doesn't work as a network very well at all at the
moment</EM>.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>As you can see all very low tech and I'm sorry not very
Linux (I do have a couple of spare systems, one I was gonna press into
service as a Linux firewall)</FONT> <FONT size=2>(more things I know
nothin about)</FONT> </DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Now the real Question</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Has or Does or Can, Melbwireless plan a tutorial (or
series of) which covers things like IP Addressing, routing, topography,
Software etc etc etc. </FONT><FONT size=2>All neatly in one place.
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>I know its easy to ask one of MW modest experts for
help, but sometimes I don't even know what the question is.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Any thoughts on the mater guy's</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Again thanks</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Peter (Rabbit)</FONT></DIV>
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