Re: [Discuss] Looking for WiFi router with certain characteristics

2014-08-01 Thread Bill Bogstad
On Thu, Jul 31, 2014 at 7:13 PM, Richard Pieri richard.pi...@gmail.com wrote: On 7/31/2014 5:17 PM, Tom Metro wrote: Richard Pieri wrote: The correct solution is to configure the Edimax as an Ethernet bridge, disable NAT and disable DHCP services. a.k.a. Access point mode? :-) No. It's an

Re: [Discuss] Looking for WiFi router with certain characteristics

2014-07-31 Thread John Hall
My best guess is that the default route works from the edimax to actiontec because it's on the way to the internet.Devices can connect because packets pass through the actiontec due to it being the internet gateway and it has dynamic routing for PC1. It does not work the other way because no

Re: [Discuss] Looking for WiFi router with certain characteristics

2014-07-31 Thread Richard Pieri
On 7/31/2014 12:20 PM, John Hall wrote: To fix that you need to add some static routing. The correct solution is to configure the Edimax as an Ethernet bridge, disable NAT and disable DHCP services. -- Rich P. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org

Re: [Discuss] Looking for WiFi router with certain characteristics

2014-07-31 Thread Tom Metro
Richard Pieri wrote: The correct solution is to configure the Edimax as an Ethernet bridge, disable NAT and disable DHCP services. a.k.a. Access point mode? :-) He tried that. Though turning that off and attempting to do the equivalent manually would be worth a try. Disabling NAT is

Re: [Discuss] Looking for WiFi router with certain characteristics

2014-07-31 Thread Richard Pieri
On 7/31/2014 5:17 PM, Tom Metro wrote: Richard Pieri wrote: The correct solution is to configure the Edimax as an Ethernet bridge, disable NAT and disable DHCP services. a.k.a. Access point mode? :-) No. It's an access point. Period. It's currently configured as a NAT gateway. It needs to

Re: [Discuss] Looking for WiFi router with certain characteristics

2014-07-30 Thread Glenn Burkhardt
On 7/30/2014 8:08 PM, Glenn Burkhardt wrote: On Mon, Jul 28, 2014 at 9:14 PM, Richard Pieri richard.pi...@gmail.com wrote: On 7/28/2014 9:00 PM, Glenn Burkhardt wrote: All interfaces connected to the Ethernet or two wireless networks end up on the same subnet (192.168.0.x). I'm figuring

Re: [Discuss] Looking for WiFi router with certain characteristics

2014-07-29 Thread markw
A couple notes. I NEVER, repeat, NEVER use stock software from the vendor of my wireless router. Sorry, I don't trust fill in company name here All my routers use DD-WRT. Once you make that jump, then you can just hop over to their website and look for compatible routers. The DD-WRT code has a

Re: [Discuss] Looking for WiFi router with certain characteristics

2014-07-29 Thread Derek Atkins
Bill Bogstad bogs...@pobox.com writes: it can be put into: Wi-Fi Router, Access Point, and Range Extender modes. Which it is in depends on software configuration and how the Edimax physically connects to the rest of your network. It might be a good idea to verify that the device is

Re: [Discuss] Looking for WiFi router with certain characteristics

2014-07-29 Thread Richard Pieri
On 7/29/2014 10:11 AM, Derek Atkins wrote: Okay, here's a dumb question: What's the difference between Access Point mode and Range Extender mode? Is RE mode using wireless as the backhaul, whereas AP mode uses wired as the backhaul? An access point is a standalone device. Wireless

Re: [Discuss] Looking for WiFi router with certain characteristics

2014-07-29 Thread Bill Bogstad
On Tue, Jul 29, 2014 at 10:11 AM, Derek Atkins warl...@mit.edu wrote: Bill Bogstad bogs...@pobox.com writes: it can be put into: Wi-Fi Router, Access Point, and Range Extender modes. Which it is in depends on software configuration and how the Edimax physically connects to the rest of your

[Discuss] Looking for WiFi router with certain characteristics

2014-07-28 Thread MBR
Apologies to Lewis Carroll. I'm afraid the following doesn't scan as well as his version: The time has come, my router said, to talk of many things. Of 802.11 ac and n and g and b, And why Cisco updates without permission. And the safety of ASUS settings. :-) It's long past

Re: [Discuss] Looking for WiFi router with certain characteristics

2014-07-28 Thread Stephen Ronan
prohibitive, and too much trouble. Thanks, Jim Gasek --- m...@arlsoft.com wrote: From: MBR m...@arlsoft.com To: BLU Discussion List discuss@blu.org Subject: [Discuss] Looking for WiFi router with certain characteristics Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2014 02:38:27 -0400 Apologies to Lewis Carroll. I'm afraid

Re: [Discuss] Looking for WiFi router with certain characteristics

2014-07-28 Thread Jack Coats
Another option, is to put out some Ubiquiti UniFi AP-Pro Access Points. Read more about them on ubnt.com ... http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Ubiquiti-UAP-PRO-3-UniFi-AP-3-Pack-Bundle-Includes-Mounting-Kit-U-S-Version-/300946015427?pt=US_Wireless_Access_Pointshash=item4611c7c4c3 This is 3 are under

Re: [Discuss] Looking for WiFi router with certain characteristics

2014-07-28 Thread Joe Polcari
? And there are a plethora of directional antennas. I found them cost prohibitive, and too much trouble. Thanks, Jim Gasek --- m...@arlsoft.com wrote: From: MBR m...@arlsoft.com To: BLU Discussion List discuss@blu.org Subject: [Discuss] Looking for WiFi router with certain characteristics Date: Mon, 28

Re: [Discuss] Looking for WiFi router with certain characteristics

2014-07-28 Thread MBR
What exactly is meant by Access Point nowadays? I ask because the thing I knew as an Access Pointin the early 2000s was a simple-minded device that sold for $25. This was before routers incorporated WiFi, so my router had 4 RJ-45 LAN ethernet ports and one WAN port. In order to do WiFi, I

Re: [Discuss] Looking for WiFi router with certain characteristics

2014-07-28 Thread Glenn Burkhardt
Newegg has a half a dozen or so inexpensive access points. I recently bought this one for about $20: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833315134 However, it doesn't seem to act the way I'd expect a true access point to work. I have it connected by Ethernet to the router

Re: [Discuss] Looking for WiFi router with certain characteristics

2014-07-28 Thread Richard Pieri
On 7/28/2014 9:00 PM, Glenn Burkhardt wrote: All interfaces connected to the Ethernet or two wireless networks end up on the same subnet (192.168.0.x). I'm figuring you don't have this but instead you have a second 192.168.0.0/24 network inside your primary internal network. The Edimax isn't a

Re: [Discuss] Looking for WiFi router with certain characteristics

2014-07-28 Thread Bill Bogstad
On Mon, Jul 28, 2014 at 9:14 PM, Richard Pieri richard.pi...@gmail.com wrote: On 7/28/2014 9:00 PM, Glenn Burkhardt wrote: All interfaces connected to the Ethernet or two wireless networks end up on the same subnet (192.168.0.x). I'm figuring you don't have this but instead you have a second