2nd linksys WAP54G wireless access point?
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From: Ron Hardin on 18 Nov 2009 13:18 To accommodate more than 50 mac addresses, a 2nd wireless access point seems to be called for. Would it be cleanest to set one up as an independent network name (I assume its ip address can be changed from the default of 192.168.1.245 so it won't interfere with the other one)? Or is one of the confusing repeater or extender or whatever modes called for instead. The idea would be to put additional mac addresses in the 2nd wireless access point, and I guess run them on a different channel. -- rhhardin(a)mindspring.com On the internet, nobody knows you're a jerk.
From: Christopher Muto on 18 Nov 2009 15:18 typically an access point does not act as a dhcp server (that it is to say they are not typically configured to issue network address). typically the network server or network router performs the task of a dhcp server. and typically a linksys router is set to issue only 50 ip address but that is a simple setting in the router that can be changed. let us know more details about the whole network you are trying to configure and perhaps we can give you more meaningful suggestions on how to proceed. "Ron Hardin" <rhhardin(a)mindspring.com> wrote in message news:4B043A69.6B0D(a)mindspring.com... > To accommodate more than 50 mac addresses, a 2nd > wireless access point seems to be called for. > > Would it be cleanest to set one up as an > independent network name (I assume its ip address > can be changed from the default of 192.168.1.245 > so it won't interfere with the other one)? > > Or is one of the confusing repeater or extender or > whatever modes called for instead. > > The idea would be to put additional mac addresses > in the 2nd wireless access point, and I guess run > them on a different channel. > -- > rhhardin(a)mindspring.com > > On the internet, nobody knows you're a jerk.
From: Tom Scales on 18 Nov 2009 16:51 I run two of them plus a router and they all have the same SSID (and different IP). I don't have over 50 machines, but this way you can walk around without issue and it moves from AP to AP. > -----Original Message----- > From: Ron Hardin [mailto:rhhardin(a)mindspring.com] > Posted At: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 12:18 PM > Posted To: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell > Conversation: 2nd linksys WAP54G wireless access point? > Subject: 2nd linksys WAP54G wireless access point? > > To accommodate more than 50 mac addresses, a 2nd > wireless access point seems to be called for. > > Would it be cleanest to set one up as an > independent network name (I assume its ip address > can be changed from the default of 192.168.1.245 > so it won't interfere with the other one)? > > Or is one of the confusing repeater or extender or > whatever modes called for instead. > > The idea would be to put additional mac addresses > in the 2nd wireless access point, and I guess run > them on a different channel. > -- > rhhardin(a)mindspring.com > > On the internet, nobody knows you're a jerk.
From: William R. Walsh on 18 Nov 2009 17:07 Hi! > To accommodate more than 50 mac addresses, a 2nd > wireless access point seems to be called for. The wireless router should handle more than that, although you may run out of places to put MAC addresses in if you are using a MAC address filter. (I've run my Buffalo WHR-G54S with DD-WRT past that, but only on a mix of wired and wireless clients.) Some of the Linksys routers and access points lack enough RAM to avoid memory exhaustion and will crash or "weird out". Even if you do get 50 wireless clients (!!!!) on one network, it's very likely that performance will suffer terribly. William
From: Christopher Muto on 18 Nov 2009 22:48 i think i understand your problem now... you are using mac filtering and that linksys/cisco wap54g only has a table to enter 50 address. i don't think you want to add another access point, i think you want a new access point that can handle a bigger list... and one that can have the configuration backed up to a file, and that can have other advanced features. i like the dlink access points in business settings. the dwl3200ap can be had for under $200 and should do everything that you need. it is also capable of running poe which makes installation very clean and neat with only the need to run a single network cable to it. http://www.dlink.com/products/?pid=396 "Christopher Muto" <muto(a)worldnet.att.net> wrote in message news:956dnVz5m8IYy5nWnZ2dnUVZ_o-dnZ2d(a)speakeasy.net... > typically an access point does not act as a dhcp server (that it is to say > they are not typically configured to issue network address). typically > the network server or network router performs the task of a dhcp server. > and typically a linksys router is set to issue only 50 ip address but that > is a simple setting in the router that can be changed. let us know more > details about the whole network you are trying to configure and perhaps we > can give you more meaningful suggestions on how to proceed. > > "Ron Hardin" <rhhardin(a)mindspring.com> wrote in message > news:4B043A69.6B0D(a)mindspring.com... >> To accommodate more than 50 mac addresses, a 2nd >> wireless access point seems to be called for. >> >> Would it be cleanest to set one up as an >> independent network name (I assume its ip address >> can be changed from the default of 192.168.1.245 >> so it won't interfere with the other one)? >> >> Or is one of the confusing repeater or extender or >> whatever modes called for instead. >> >> The idea would be to put additional mac addresses >> in the 2nd wireless access point, and I guess run >> them on a different channel. >> -- >> rhhardin(a)mindspring.com >> >> On the internet, nobody knows you're a jerk. > >
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