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Connecting two Network Segments.

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by brian

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Hello All,
I have been tasked with the following task on which i need your help guyz: I have 2 network segments which i need to connect together with two CISCO 1200 Wireless Access points. the two segments have the same ip range 10.70.41.XXX.

Site A (segment A) has got an 1841 Router(10.70.41 .1) being used as the gateway. I need the other site (Site B) to use the same as the gateway i.e. making the two segments connect. I have since configured Site A's CISCO Access point to 10.70.41.5, and have set 10.70.41.1(the router) as the gateway for the access point. I have configured the CISCO access point for Site B with address: 10.70.41.6.

Now after that, I'm stuck!

The sites are just about 100 metres away from each other. I do not know now how to BRIDGE the two networks with the two wireless access points.

Please Help.
BJ

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by robo_dev

So if you have configured the two devices to be bridges, then this is no different than connecting an ethernet cable between the two networks.

The IP addressing of the AP is only needed to get to the management interface of the unit.

The key is to configure the first AP as the 'root bridge' and the second one as the 'non root bridge'

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/wireless/access_point/12.3_7_JA/configuration/guide/s37rf.html#wpxref67872

by brian

Thnx a lot for the reply. i appreciate lots.

So do u mean that I connect the 'root' bridge straight to the switch on the LAN on Site A, and the other one ('non route bridge') straight to the switch on the LAN on Site B?

Thnx in advance
BJ

by brian

Thnx a lot for the reply. i appreciate lots. So do u mean that I connect the 'root' bridge straight to the switch on the LAN on Site A, and the other one ('non route bridge') straight to the switch on the LAN on Site B? Thnx in advance BJ

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