Les
Sat Apr 08 08:19:16 PDT 2006
IMHO, purchasing an AP is a far easier solution to re-configuring an
all-in-one device as an A/P. But Owen is correct - for some odd reason an AP
is more expensive than a wireless capable router :-(. In that case, you may
elect to simply replace the DSL router with one that has wireless built in.
Most of my SBS networks have two wireless networks, one on the lan and one
external. They all now have wireless routers on the external nic, and AP's
on the switch. The AP's require very little configuration, while
retroconfiguring some routers to work as an AP can be a frustrating
experience.
--
Les Connor [SBS Community Member - SBS MVP]
-----------------------------------------------------------
SBS Rocks !
----------------------
"Tell me and I'll forget. Show me and I'll remember. Involve me and I'll
understand." - Confucius
"Owen Williams" <Owen@NoSpam_CVTCLLC.com> wrote in message
news:MPG.1ea19b1a1f2347cd9897b9@news.microsoft.com...
> To provide a little more detail to Merv's response:
>
> I am using a configuration like this at one client's site so that an
> SBS2003 network and a Guest PC can share a DSL Internet connection:
>
> +-------+
> |DSL Mdm| 192.168.1.1
> +-------+
> |
> +-------+ 192.168.2.1
> | Router| DHCP Server Enabled -
> +-------+ Exclude 1st 10 IPs
> | |
> | +-------------+
> | |
> |192.168.2.2 |
> | [Ext. NIC] |192.168.2.3
> +-------+ +---+
> |SBS2003| |WAP|
> +-------+ +---+
> | [Int. NIC]
> |192.168.16.1
> |
> +--------+
> | Switch |
> +--------+
> | | | |
> | | | |
> [Domain PCs]
>
> SBS2003 runs either the RRAS or ISA2004 firewall so Ext. NIC
> (192.168.2.2) is protected.
>
> Guest PCs with wireless capabilities associate with the WAP and get an
> IP address from the (wired) Router.
>
> Since Wireless Routers are easier to find (and often less expensive)
> than WAPs, you can use one as a WAP provided you:
>
> - disable the DHCP server on the Wireless Router
> - connect an Ethernet cable from the (wired) Router to one of the switch
> jacks (there are most often 4) on the Wireless Router. Do NOT connect
> anything to the Wireless Router's "WAN" or "Internet" jack.
>
> If you also need wireless access on your internal network, you need a
> second WAP - with a different SSID - connected to the switch, with
> security enabled. Info about a suggested security configuration can be
> found here:
>
>
http://home.comcast.net/~clearviewtc/
>
> -- Owen Williams