I had to update the firmware in my LinkSys router before I could get mine at
home to work. You might check that out.
Jim Moore
home to work. You might check that out.
Jim Moore
On advice of several people here I purchased a D-Link Wireless card for a laptop and a D-Link wireless router to connect to. Now I'm having a few questions how to set it up.
Basically all the instructions assume I am connecting it to a cable modem at home to share an internet connection. So I' left wondering what I am to do to connect to our LAN.
1st question - If I connect the LAN to the WAN port doe I need to have a cross over ethernet cable?
2nd - We use static IP addresses so I assume I can assign any free address to the router as the WAN IP Address (such as 192.168.0.53), right?
3rd - The WAN Gateway address would be ....? I use our firewall (192.168.168.1) as gateway for all other PCs.
4th - Just use the regular DNS server settings as for all other PCs?
On the laptop side the wireless card is blinking and seems to be OK. If I check the status it reports that it sees the wireless router (shows right MAC) and has very strong signal (should they are 3' apart). So I am pretty sure the card is talking to the router.
Any other hints on the settings to get this talking? I really want to learn as much as I can before I haul the laptop and wireless card to Perspectives next month.
Thanks,
-Todd Caughey
Harvey Vogel Mfg. Co.
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Basically all the instructions assume I am connecting it to a cable modem at home to share an internet connection. So I' left wondering what I am to do to connect to our LAN.
1st question - If I connect the LAN to the WAN port doe I need to have a cross over ethernet cable?
2nd - We use static IP addresses so I assume I can assign any free address to the router as the WAN IP Address (such as 192.168.0.53), right?
3rd - The WAN Gateway address would be ....? I use our firewall (192.168.168.1) as gateway for all other PCs.
4th - Just use the regular DNS server settings as for all other PCs?
On the laptop side the wireless card is blinking and seems to be OK. If I check the status it reports that it sees the wireless router (shows right MAC) and has very strong signal (should they are 3' apart). So I am pretty sure the card is talking to the router.
Any other hints on the settings to get this talking? I really want to learn as much as I can before I haul the laptop and wireless card to Perspectives next month.
Thanks,
-Todd Caughey
Harvey Vogel Mfg. Co.
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I don't have mine set up like you do so I can't answer most of your
questions. Take the following with a grain of salt since I'm just telling
you what I would try first with no guarantee that anything I suggest is
correct. How that for a disclaimer? I'm starting to sound like a certain
software company.
1: use a standard Ethernet cable.
2: I agree
3 & 4: I don't know, sounds good to me
The wireless card does blink. Looks funny I agree, but that is normal. Let
me know what works if you could. I may go wireless here in the office next
year. My D-Link stuff is at home. I will look around and see if I can find
any real answers for you.
Mitchell Kirby
V. P. Manufacturing
Riten Industries, Inc.
740-333-8719 Direct
800-338-0027 Sales
800-338-0717 FAX
-----Original Message-----
From: Todd Caughey [mailto:caugheyt@...]
Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2003 5:41 PM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Vantage] [OT] D-Link Wireless Router Setup
On advice of several people here I purchased a D-Link Wireless card for a
laptop and a D-Link wireless router to connect to. Now I'm having a few
questions how to set it up.
Basically all the instructions assume I am connecting it to a cable modem at
home to share an internet connection. So I' left wondering what I am to do
to connect to our LAN.
1st question - If I connect the LAN to the WAN port doe I need to have a
cross over ethernet cable?
2nd - We use static IP addresses so I assume I can assign any free address
to the router as the WAN IP Address (such as 192.168.0.53), right?
3rd - The WAN Gateway address would be ....? I use our firewall
(192.168.168.1) as gateway for all other PCs.
4th - Just use the regular DNS server settings as for all other PCs?
On the laptop side the wireless card is blinking and seems to be OK. If I
check the status it reports that it sees the wireless router (shows right
MAC) and has very strong signal (should they are 3' apart). So I am pretty
sure the card is talking to the router.
Any other hints on the settings to get this talking? I really want to learn
as much as I can before I haul the laptop and wireless card to Perspectives
next month.
Thanks,
-Todd Caughey
Harvey Vogel Mfg. Co.
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questions. Take the following with a grain of salt since I'm just telling
you what I would try first with no guarantee that anything I suggest is
correct. How that for a disclaimer? I'm starting to sound like a certain
software company.
1: use a standard Ethernet cable.
2: I agree
3 & 4: I don't know, sounds good to me
The wireless card does blink. Looks funny I agree, but that is normal. Let
me know what works if you could. I may go wireless here in the office next
year. My D-Link stuff is at home. I will look around and see if I can find
any real answers for you.
Mitchell Kirby
V. P. Manufacturing
Riten Industries, Inc.
740-333-8719 Direct
800-338-0027 Sales
800-338-0717 FAX
-----Original Message-----
From: Todd Caughey [mailto:caugheyt@...]
Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2003 5:41 PM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Vantage] [OT] D-Link Wireless Router Setup
On advice of several people here I purchased a D-Link Wireless card for a
laptop and a D-Link wireless router to connect to. Now I'm having a few
questions how to set it up.
Basically all the instructions assume I am connecting it to a cable modem at
home to share an internet connection. So I' left wondering what I am to do
to connect to our LAN.
1st question - If I connect the LAN to the WAN port doe I need to have a
cross over ethernet cable?
2nd - We use static IP addresses so I assume I can assign any free address
to the router as the WAN IP Address (such as 192.168.0.53), right?
3rd - The WAN Gateway address would be ....? I use our firewall
(192.168.168.1) as gateway for all other PCs.
4th - Just use the regular DNS server settings as for all other PCs?
On the laptop side the wireless card is blinking and seems to be OK. If I
check the status it reports that it sees the wireless router (shows right
MAC) and has very strong signal (should they are 3' apart). So I am pretty
sure the card is talking to the router.
Any other hints on the settings to get this talking? I really want to learn
as much as I can before I haul the laptop and wireless card to Perspectives
next month.
Thanks,
-Todd Caughey
Harvey Vogel Mfg. Co.
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Useful links for the Yahoo!Groups Vantage Board are: ( Note: You must have
already linked your email address to a yahoo id to enable access. )
(1) To access the Files Section of our Yahoo!Group for Report Builder and
Crystal Reports and other 'goodies', please goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/files/.
(2) To search through old msg's goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/messages
(3) To view links to Vendors that provide Vantage services goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/links
Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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