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teeceemadison
May 9th, 2003, 02:24 PM
ok, the basix...
i just setting up my wireless network. i have dsl modem and a static IP.
now, i hooked the wireless base station into the dsl modem, and configured the basestation with my static IP.
next, i have a laptop im testing it with, i have a wireless us robotix card installed. im running win 2k.
when i configure the laptop, do i configure the connection on the laptop back to the B.S. by using 192.168.1.1 as the IP in the Network connections window for my setup?
I am trying to keep this as simple for an idiot like me to follow.
Let me know if I need to give more info, etc....
thanx
teecee.
NickC
May 9th, 2003, 04:18 PM
Do you have to have a static IP? I believe I let my router (base station) assign a dynamic IP to each machine - desktop and laptop.
teeceemadison
May 9th, 2003, 04:58 PM
Originally posted by NickC
Do you have to have a static IP? I believe I let my router (base station) assign a dynamic IP to each machine - desktop and laptop.
Yes, as I said in my first post, i do have a static ip, and it works wonderfully on the straight dsl connection, but, how do I translate that into the wireless world?
but, im not sure what you mean by
"do you have to have a static IP", i have had one since almost day one of my dsl connection.
Tuttle
May 9th, 2003, 10:31 PM
teecee, do you have a Wireless Access Point or a Wireless Router? The distinction is important.
NickC
May 9th, 2003, 11:46 PM
Originally posted by teeceemadison
Yes, as I said in my first post, i do have a static ip, and it works wonderfully on the straight dsl connection, but, how do I translate that into the wireless world?
but, im not sure what you mean by
"do you have to have a static IP", i have had one since almost day one of my dsl connection.
The reason I asked if you "HAVE to have" a static IP is this: when I first signed on to AT&T Broadband, they said in order to use two machines via wireless network, give us a call. We will assign you a static IP for each machine and you'll have to pay $5 for the extra machine. I had heard that routers should assign their own dynamic IP, so I did not let them assign a fixed IP. Instead, I just let the router do the work. So I can browse with two machines via network simulataneously. And no paying $5 extra! :D
When I connected my laptop to the network, I didn't put in any IP address. I just let the router dynamically assign one. Mine is a both a router and access point.