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<FONT FACE="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12.0px'>Hi all,<BR>
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I’ve begun configuring my 4 node wireless setup and have simply started with two Linksys WRT54G’s with Alchemy firmware and will expand to the 4 locations once I nail down the process for two.<BR>
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The main Linksys will connect into an existing network which has an internet router, etc so all it needs to do is get an IP address from the existing network. The existing network therefore plugs into the WAN port on the Linksys.<BR>
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I want that main Linksys to point to the other location where there is no internet. So the second location’s Linksys needs to be configured with DHCP server enabled so if the link between the second and first location is lost, both locations’ workstations will still be able to obtain IP addresses and print to the local printer, etc.<BR>
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So, I’ve configured as follows and it does work, but the problem is listed after the configuration:<BR>
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Router 1 - Main<BR>
</B>Internet Connection Type: Auto Configuration - DHCP<BR>
Internal IP: 192.168.20.1<BR>
Gateway: 192.168.20.1<BR>
No DHCP server<BR>
SSID and Router Name: Main<BR>
Set up as AP<BR>
Uses WDS pointing to the Mac Address of Second router<BR>
remote admin enabled (because rest of network (192.168.1.x) connects to linksys via WAN port)<BR>
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<B>Router 2 - Second<BR>
</B>Internet Connection Type: Disable<BR>
Internal IP: 192.168.20.2<BR>
Gateway: 192.168.20.1<BR>
DHCP (range from .100 to .150)<BR>
SSID and Router Name: Second<BR>
Set up as AP<BR>
Uses WDS pointing to the Mac Address of Main router<BR>
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<B>Problems:<BR>
</B>- I can't file share with wireless security enabled. If I turn on WEP or WPA Pre-shared key, I try to connect over standard file sharing and it just doesn’t connect. I can get net access and ping between locations so they are talking... It just doesn’t like file sharing. Why so?<BR>
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- If I physically plug into the “Main” router, it gives me an IP address (192.168.20.x – provided by the Second router) but gives me a gateway of 192.168.20.2 (and it should be .20.1). This results in an inability to get web access because the gateway is wrong. How do I fix that?<BR>
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I’ve spend the entire day working on this and it’s killing me!<BR>
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Any help would be greatly appreciated.<BR>
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Guy</SPAN></FONT>
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