thanks for helping out, jack --
learning how to ask the question is the trick. :=)
the computer is cat5 wired to a lan port on the alfa
wireless router. the alfa wireless router is connected, over
the air, to a netgear wap (wireless access point). the
netgear wap is wired to a zyxel router that is wired to a
microwave radio. radio and zyxel router are provided by the isp.
the alfa router status display (in a browser running on the
computer) shows the alfa router is "connected" to the
netgear wap. the status screen displays the netgear wap's ssid.
everything appears correct but the browser on the computer
cannot resolve a url; it cannot "see" a dns. there is always
a timout. if the computer's built-in wireless adapter
connects to the netgear wap, no internet access problem.
i'm guessing there is some setting in the alfa aip-w610h
router that is being overlooked. any suggestions as to what
it might be? the trick is to find which dozen settings are
important, given 1000 possibilities. :=)
fixed ip addresses are used throughout the network for this
testing. security is disabled. anti-virus and firewall are
disabled.
should i post the alfa router's status screen?
--david
Jack (MVP-Networking). wrote:
[Quoted Text] > Hi
> The Access Point is connected to the Wireless Router WAN port, Regular
> Port?
> It core IP is the same as a the Router, or it is another subnet?
> I.e. you have to give a technical description with network related info
> in order to understand what connects to what?
> If the Access Point is connected to the WAN port it might need a
> crossover cable.
> Jack (MS, MVP-Networking)
>
> "J David Ellis" <nospam[ at ]home.org> wrote in message
> news:2pmdnVGqwf83y8XUnZ2dnUVZ_qzinZ2d[ at ]sti.net...
>> i'm preparing to connect a two-computer home network to a wireless isp
>> that is not yet on the air. both computers are xp sp2. they are
>> currently connected to an ethernet router that is fed by a microwave
>> internet service that will soon disappear. i want to connect to a
>> wireless isp and have the box that does that connect to the two
>> computers via ethernet. there is currently a wireless access point
>> connected to the router. either computer will utilize this for
>> internet access if reconfigured to do so. i'm using this netgear
>> access point to test the alfa router.
>>
>> the alfa aip-w610h router connects to the above wireless access point;
>> it's "status" page shows the connection. an xp sp2 computer, ethernet
>> connected to the alfa router's lan port, can ping the router. but a
>> browser on the computer cannot display a web address; there is a
>> timeout message.
>>
>> if the computer's built in wireless adapter is connected to the access
>> point, no problem with internet access.
>>
>> i need help figuring out where the data-transfer breakdown occurs. an
>> ip address wrong somewhere? any help you can offer this network
>> neophyte will be appreciated.
>>
>> --david
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