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[edit] Router vs Ap
So basically all I need to do is connect a cat5 from the rootenna to a router – preferable a Linksys WRT54G with the Sveasoft hack. Then I can connect any wireless device through the router. With this setup I can also use my Zyxel WiFi phone. At the moment I get a poor signal as the meshbox is about ½ km away.
> Simon,
>
> If the router is MAC auth (MAC of bridge), any user behind the
router
> can access the mesh seamlessly. If it's user+pwd+MAC, you input the
> MAC of the BRIDGE and the first user coming along will authenticate
> the router with the user + pwd, then the rest will follow through.
>
> I suppose the router should be able to make a VPN connection - if it
> supported that. I don't know which ones do this function though...
>
> I've setup several clients with the Linksys WRT54G with Sveasoft
> firmware installed. I've had good results with this setup. Kyle Batts
> has had some issues with various routers, while I've had none with
the
> Linksys. He suggested that the MTU , ["MTU"] needs to be changed on the one's
he
> has setup, while the MTU of the WRT54G must be lower than that of the
> MeshAP and therefore handle breaking up packets just fine.
>
> Hope this helps,
> Kb
>
>
> On Nov 26, 2004, at 10:19 PM, Simon Steele wrote:
>
> Hi Kenny,
>
> Does each of the 3 client PCs then need to log in to Wiana? Or does
> Wiana see the MAC address of the bridge/rootenna and you have it set
> up as MAC or User/Password?
>
> What about if the client connects to the mesh as a VPN user? Is it
> possible to have the bridge log into the mesh using a VPN connection
> or would each of the 3 PCs need to log into the mesh using a VPN
> connection from their computer? If they're using a ROUTER with a
> different subnet they wouldn't be able to reach the mesh would they?
>
> Simon
> We do this all the time. Plug your bridge/rootenna into a wireless
> ROUTER... not and AP. Putting them behind a router will keep them
from
> pulling multiple ip's from your network.
>
> Kb
>
> On Nov 26, 2004, at 6:04 PM, Stephen Murphy wrote:
>
>
> I have a client that would like to share there Internet connection
> with 3 computers within their house. Their present setup is as
> follows:
>
>
>
>
>
> I installed a Rootenna with a Netgear bridge as a Client Bridge
which
> communicates with one of my mesh boxes. The bridge then connects to a
> desktop computer.
>
>
>
> What they want to achieve:
>
>
>
> They have 2 laptops that they want to connect to the internet. My
> question is: Is it possible to connect a wireless router or access
> point to the bridge or does the bridge need to be a repeater? If so
> what equipment is recommended?
