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Connecting two wired networks wirelessly?
« on: October 02, 2006, 01:39:03 am »
My house, although much less colorful:

[Internet]
    |
[Brother's Box]
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[Wireless Router] } }    { { [Mom's Laptop]
    |
[My Switch]-[My Laptop]
    |
[My Box]
   
   

[Mac 1]
    |
[Mac Switch]
    |
[Mac 2]


Basically, I want to connect both of the above networks, but using wires is simply not an option. Is this possible? What hardware will be needed?
I'd personally do as Joe suggests

You might be right about that, Joe.


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Re: Connecting two wired networks wirelessly?
« Reply #1 on: October 02, 2006, 01:43:26 am »
Obtain a second wireless router and replace the Mac Switch with it. You will then put that second wireless router into bridge mode, connecting it to the original wireless router. There's a lot more specifics, but that's just the basic idea.
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Re: Connecting two wired networks wirelessly?
« Reply #2 on: October 02, 2006, 01:47:57 am »
Mmk. That's what I was thinking but I wasn't sure. :)
I'd personally do as Joe suggests

You might be right about that, Joe.


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Re: Connecting two wired networks wirelessly?
« Reply #3 on: October 02, 2006, 08:10:13 am »
Or if you could turn one of the macs into a router and put a wireless card into it, that works too.  I don't know what macs are like as routers. 

Or, you could get a wireless card for both macs and throw the switch in the trash..

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Re: Connecting two wired networks wirelessly?
« Reply #4 on: October 02, 2006, 08:15:17 am »
That'd ruin the point, though! :). And apparently Macs are alright at routing, at least to other Macs. I don't know how Airport cooperates with standard wifi.
I'd personally do as Joe suggests

You might be right about that, Joe.


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Re: Connecting two wired networks wirelessly?
« Reply #5 on: October 02, 2006, 09:20:37 pm »
I do not understand your diagram.  Are the macs not connected to the internet?

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Re: Connecting two wired networks wirelessly?
« Reply #6 on: October 02, 2006, 09:48:38 pm »
I do not understand your diagram.  Are the macs not connected to the internet?
It doesn't look like they are.  It seems to me that he wants to connect them to the internet via his network.

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Re: Connecting two wired networks wirelessly?
« Reply #7 on: October 02, 2006, 10:40:07 pm »
iago is correct.
I'd personally do as Joe suggests

You might be right about that, Joe.