how to make my linksys wrt300N a wiress access point

[jl3574]

in my network it has a subnet mask 192.168.16.x i ran out of nodes on my switch so i got a linksys router WRT300N to create a bridge or a wireless access point. a Computer on the network is responsible for DHCP so i disable dhcp and set the ip to 192.168.16.1 to my router however any PC connect to the wireless cannot connect to the network

i can get only internet to work from the wireless if i set it to default 192.168.1.1 but tha's not what i want.


if someone can point me to the right direction to my router configuration that would be great.

 

[SYQUEST]

How are you connecting the WRT300N to your LAN?

If you are not using one of the LAN ports, it will NOT work! So go back and log into the WRT300N and change the router IP to the one you want, change the Subnet Mask to the same one your LAN is using, and disable DHCP. Then save your config. Plug the patch cord to your LAN into one of the LAN ports on the WRT300N and see what happens.

Since I have not seen the manual for this beast, I don't know if Linksys covers this option. But YOU should read the manual anyway just to be familiar with its capabilities. "They" do change things from time-to-time.


....JIM....

 

[dialtonebone]

Turning a router into a switch is simple.

The first thing is assign it a static IP outside of the networks DHCP Range. I usually do this for my home network:

192.168.1.1 <<router to WAN
192.168.1.2-.99 <<servers, access points, devices etc
192.168.100-254 <<DHCP range

In this situation, lets assume DHCP and DNS is being served from 192.168.1.5. 192.168.1.1 is simply the gateway out.
Assign this access point 192.168.1.6, turn off the DHCP service on it.

Voila! Instant switch.

 

[picohat]

Here is how I configured WRT54G wireless router as access point, hope it helps..

 

[goombawaho]

The picture on that page shows a crossover cable between router and access point. That's not usually required these days. Just an FYI. A regular network cable (non-crossover) is not required.