On Thu, 2 Aug 2007 22:45:43 -0400 Wayne Topa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Douglas Allan Tutty([EMAIL PROTECTED]) is reported to have said: > > On Thu, Aug 02, 2007 at 09:47:58PM -0400, Wayne Topa wrote: > > > Douglas Allan Tutty([EMAIL PROTECTED]) is reported to have said: > > > > On Thu, Aug 02, 2007 at 03:09:48PM -0400, Wayne Topa wrote: > > > > > > > > > > I have been using an old laptop as an Access Point for our laptops to > > > > > connect to the internet through the main box -> modem connection. > > > > > The Lan (eth0) is bridged with a Netgear WG511U PCMCIA card (ath0) to > > > > > connect to the gatway computer. > > > > > > > > > I think I understand your setup, although I've never used wireless. I > > too am on dialup and at one point had a laptop that I connected with a > > serial cable to a box that then connected to the box that had the modem. > > The AP laptop -is- connected to the gatway machine via Cat5 cable to > the gateway. > > > > > I set up the access box with NAT at the time by simply installing ipmasq > > and dnsmasq and setting forwarding. All boxes could access the > > internet. > > > > I never needed bridge and wonder why you're using it. > > Because I needed a way to connect the wireles laptops to the internet. > The AP has the the wireless adapter and an ethernet adapter in it do > does what you did with your laptop except it accepts wireless signals > in/out. The question is whether you can accomplish this without bridging. I think you can set up both the modem box and the laptop AP as routers. Have the laptop / AP forward its wireless clients' packets to the gateway / modem box, and have that box then forward them to the internet (as you're doing now). > Regards > Wayne Celejar -- mailmin.sourceforge.net - remote access via secure (OpenPGP) email ssuds.sourceforge.net - A Simple Sudoku Solver and Generator -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
