My current network configuration is:
DSL modem and wireless router has ip 192.168.2.1. This has two PCs with network cards hard plugged into the router by network cables. There is also 2 PCs with wireless network cards and a laptop with a wireless network card which connect to the router wirelessly – which have IP addresses 192.168.2.2 – 192.168.2.7. They are all static IPs NOT assigned by DHCP. The router is also running mac address filtering and 128-bit WEP.
This currently works fine with no problems. What I want to do is add another computer (well a Playstation 2 actually) onto the network. I want this to be done wirelessly so I have got a wireless access point (AP).
I want the network to be configured so that the PS2 is plugged in via ethernet to the wireless AP and that then talks to the router wirelessly.
I am currently trying to configure the wireless AP whilst it is plugged into one of the wireless PCs so i can change the settings and stuff. Once i get it working via that then i will move it to the PS2.
I am using a crossover network cable to connect the AP to the PC/PS2.
I have added the wireless APs mac address onto the allow list of the router. I don’t need to add the PC’s network card / PS2 mac address onto the list also do I?
There are a few different modes, ie: access point, bridge (point to point / point to multi-point) and then access point client. Am i right in setting this up as a “access point client”?
I want the PS2 to have the IP 192.168.2.6 (which is currently unassigned). What do i need to set the wireless APs IP as? Should it be different from 192.168.2.6 or can the AP and the PC/PS2 it is attached to share the same IP, as the AP is only serving one client?
I have configured the wireless AP how I think it should be done but have had no joy so far. Any comments/suggestion would be helpful!
Thanks