maxoroberts
Dec 25 2007, 10:45 PM
Usually, to integrate WiFi capabilities into an existing LAN involves interfacing a wireless router with an existing LAN and configuring it as an access point. If it is meant for free public use, then it may not be necessary to encrypt the transmission, otherwise it is advisable to encrypt it with at leas a 64-bit WEP (Wireless Encryption Protocol) key. Depending on the gain in db of the attached antenna, the radius of wireless coverage can vary from 250meters to close to 450meters. Now comes the stage where we need to extend the coverage of the wireless transmission, there ars several possible ways to tackle this problem, 1 attach by means of a network cable another access point to the existing LAN 2 increase the amplification by adding an amplifier to the initial access point 3 use the wireless access point's WDS (Wireless Distribution System) functionality to add access points at strategic locations to create a wireless mesh. The third method is what I shall focus on in this discourse. Almost all wireless routers at least the more recent models have this function built in, so it will not be an uphill task procuring an AP with WDS functionality. More on this soon!
Comment/Reply (w/o sign-up)
wutske
Dec 26 2007, 12:45 PM
WEP is dead ! Almost everybody can hack WEP in 15 minutes (pro's do this in a minute or 2). The absolute minimum you should use is WPA. and I suppose you live outdoors or have a 10dB-antenna ? 250m is a lot, especialy indoors, 50m-70m is more realistic imho.
Comment/Reply (w/o sign-up)
toby
Dec 29 2007, 10:21 PM
How do you upgrade from WEP to WPA, or how do we check what we have (I know its one of them).
Comment/Reply (w/o sign-up)
Similar Topics
Keywords : extending, wireless, network, wireless, internet
- Problem Setting Up Wireless Internet & Wireless Nintendo Wii
Need some help installing/configuring Wireless (4)
Help Me To Download Torrent Via Proxy Internet
Torrent Downloads (3) Hi All, I have a proxy internet connection and i am not able to download any torrent with any kind
of torrent client. I have also configured torrent clients to use my proxy but it never works for me.
My proxy ip is 10.178.3.1 and the port is 8080. Is there any way to connect to torrents for
downloading? If you have any solution with my current internet settings, please let me know.....
Free Remote Wireless Server?
(1) Hi all. I need a free service to manager users and bandwidth to Wireless service to my Town? Anyone
know a site with this options?? Thanks.....
Tracing Broadcast Storms
A poorly managed or configured layer 2 switch may affect network laten (3) In some cases, a single layer 2 switching device configured improperly can cause serious
connectivity problems, especially on a large network. Problems of this nature behave similar to
Denial of Service (DoS) attacks but are slightly easier to track. Most intranets serve a central
location where other internal networks are connected. Whether it is a remote off-site location or
only accessible by taking an underground railway, it's usually the best place to start
disconnecting backbones to find out which physical subnet is causing the problem. Broadcast storms
are ge....
Two Connections For Faster Internet?
(11) When dialup was common, I heard about people connecting two phone lines so it was faster. Could I do
that with broadband, the router delivers 12mbps, but I get about 2.5, and I have a extra cable.....
Internet Connection Sharing Problems
(12) Hello, I am having some trouble setting up Internet Connection Sharing. Here is my setup. My
internet is through a neighbor who is sharing there internet with me wirelessly, so I don't have
any type of broadband modem, just a wireless card on my desktop PC. I have a linksys WRT54G router
connected to the desktop PC and tried following the guidelines for home networking, and works fine,
but no internet connection now. When I unhook my router then my internet connection comes back.
Its as if the computer is looking for internet on my network, and I dont know how t....
Linux Wireless Problem
Ubuntu (Wubi) fails to see the wireless card (5) QUOTE Specs: Compaq Presario C304 Laptop with Broadcom 802.11g Wireless Network Adapter PCI
Factory installed that works well running Windows XP Home, but I installed a copy of Ubuntu using
Wubi and Linux does not connect via the wireless smile.gif I am new to Linux and need some
assistance diagnosing the problem. I have read up a little on the Wubi/Ubuntu/Networking and
Wireless Forum and am totally confused about some of the issues which may be causing the problem.
Where do I start? I have a copy of Everest on the Windows Boot side, so if you require any informati....
Increase Internet Speed For Win Xp Home
(10) All those Win XP Home users who have looked at the "increase your internet connection by 20%" and
have been disappointed well I have found the answere. The bandwith limiter is a service known as
"bits" or "Background Intelligent Transfer Service". If you disable this your connection will
increase.....
Broadband Modem Sharing
Accessing Internet from 2 computers (11) I like to share our broadband modem and access Internet from the second computer. The 2 computers
are not connected to each other. I am considering setting up a network of these 2 computers using a
wireless access point and 2 wireless network cards. I assume the access point and the braodband
modem will be attached to one of the computers and the other computer will be able to access
Internet through the access point. Is there any other way of sharing the modem eg. using adapters/
extensions, like sharing the telephone line? ....
Cracking Wireless Access Point Password?
Is it possible to crack the system setup password on wireless routers? (22) Is it possible to crack the system setup password for a wireless access point - wirelessly? I
understand how to use tools like aircrack and airsnort to crack the network password used by
clients, but this will only grant you the client password to access the network. If there is a way
to gain access to the system setup password of a wireless router, please explain the process to me,
so that I can take all possible precautions to try to avoid this happening to my new wireless
network... Thanks.....
Won't Reconnect To Wireless Network Automatically Once Disconnected
(9) Just built my new computer and holding off on a new wireless PCI adapter for the time being. I have
an old TrendNET USB Wireless Adapter that I plugged into this new computer. The problem I'm
having now is that whenever I get disconnects from my DSL router Windows won't reconnect
automatically /mad.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":angry:" border="0" alt="mad.gif" />
On my laptop (using the Netgear PC Card), it automatically reconnects once my DSL connection kicks
back in. I've been living with this problem since my Internet Service Provider are o....
Can't Connect To Internet In Linux
Driver problem? (8) I am new to linux and just installed Kubuntu. I have windows XP on my master primary hard drive and
Kubuntu is installed on my slave drive. Everything seems to work great except that I cannot connect
to the internet when I boot into Kubuntu (I also tried Ubuntu). I am thinking maybe it has something
to do with ethernet adapter driver. I can connect just fine in windows, so I know that the actual
hardware isn't messed up. Windows uses the driver for Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Ethernet NIC.
I looked through google and help forum threads and it seems others have h....
Share Internet Using Router And Modem That Uses Usb?
(13) Today I was trying to setup shared internet for someone and was having lots of problems with it.
They are using AOL DSL and had their ISP's modem. They have a Linksys router (forgot what
model...WRT something) and I tried almost everything I can think of to no avail. Here is the
problem. The modem connects to the computer using USB ONLY. It has an ethernet adapter in the back
of the modem but it will not work (needs the USB either way). After playing around more for over an
hour, I came to some "conclusion" that the other machines need the modem to be connected via ....
Wireless: Bypassing Mac Filtering
Tutorial (12) Sometimes you scan the neighborhood for the wireless connections, you see open connections but can
not connect to them. Well this is possible because they use MAC filtering to secure up their
network. I will try to explain how to bypass this protection NOTE: This is for EDUCATION purpose
only to show you it is possible to bypass this security. I am not responsible for unauthorized use
of these information. Requirements : 1- You need some tool for sniffing the traffic. I suggest
using Aircrack-ng (http://www.aircrack-ng.org/) 2- You need some tool to change your MAC ad....
Internet Getting Slower And Slower
(8) Lately, my computer's internet has been getting slower and slower. When I check the connections
established in all my programs, there is my usual programs running. When I test the connection on
another computer, it was also slow. The ping rate between my computer and the router is <1ms, so I
don't think its the router problem. From 500 kb/s, it changed to 300kb/s, 100 kb/s and now its
30kb/s. Could it be a problem with the ISP?....
How To Do ICS Through Wireless?
how do i do it? (7) I just got myself a Dlink 108G wireless router, which i want to use to get all my computers online.
The router has one Ethernet port that is supposed to be used for connecting to the DSL modem, and 4
ports for direct connections to computers. Now it's all supposed to be plug and play, but for
me it isn't that simple. I have a strange internet connection. my uplink is a DSL modem, and my
downlink is a satellite cable connection, which is hardwired to a PCI slot in my computer. So if i
want to share this connection, it doesn't quite work automatically, as i c....
Listening To Music Over A Home Network
play the same music in two pc's at a time, or in the living room (21) Hi!!! well, my brother brought to my atention this product: Sonos: http://www.sonos.com/ It
allows to control music in different zone of a home network. But i oposed to it because of it's
price. so i'm trying to search for altenative solutions to this problem: ¿How can i listen to
the same music in diferent pc stations at a same time? and the other problem: ¿How to stream music
within my wireless network? (to listen to the music i play on my pc in my boombox per say) Can
anyone come out with a good idea? PS: i forgot to say that the other solution i have....
How Do I Improve Wireless Speed?
(18) We've setup a 54mbps wireless network, yet, the computers only work at a max speed of 9-11mbps.
Is this the usual speed? I know overhead takes some of the bandwidth but seriously.. In addition,
the router is just on the other side of the wall and I use the laptop by the router too.....
Connect Using Wireless And Wired Line
(23) Hi, is it possible for me to use both my wireless and wireline connections at the same time? I'm
primarily online using my wireless PC card for the laptop. But sometimes I want to transfer some big
files over to the other laptop I have in the house. Doing this through the wireless card takes ages
since I'm also using the internet and the wireless transfer is limited to 54Mbps...in the ideal
world /dry.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=" I want to use a network cable and connect
between the two laptops using that method. That way it "should" give us al....
Wireless Networking: Recommended MTU Setting ?
(5) Does anyone know how I would be able to change my MTU, Maximum Trasmitting Units on a Wireless
networking router. In particularly a Linksys super-g Router. I need to know to connect my xbox
360 to the network. Thanks, CoLDFuSIoN....
What Are The Risks Of Unsecure Wireless Networks
What risks are they at? (24) Hi, I was just wondering what problems persist for a wireless network if they are unsecured. I know
the internet connection could be used by an unauthorised source but what else could an unauthorised
source do?....
Server Slow On LAN, Fast On The Internet
(16) Hey, Here's a weird problem I've encountered. On my test server running CentOS and Apache2
w/ the Apache2 Manual installed and accessible from the web, everything seems fine. So I access it
via my home network on which the server is located and the manual loads like I'm on a 56K
connection. To give you an idea of the speed, it's just a tweak faster than using MySpace during
peak hours. MySpace is still slower than my server though. But today at school, I try it and the
thing loads like it was on an OC-93 fiber line at a data center! AND- if I try to FTP....
How To Connect Computers In A Wi-fi Network
Peer-to-peer connection? (10) My parents have been persuading me over and over again to do something about our wireless internet
connection. No, its not that the router has any problems connecting the computers to the internet.
My problem is that i want to connect my computers together to enable the sharing of files,
programs, and most importantly, my printer. Unfortunately, I have no idea how to use the already set
up wireless connection to link all the computers together. I've done networking with cables yeah
but never with wireless. I've tried the wizards Windows XP provides to create ne....
Problem: Network Connection Fails Every 2 Mins
(17) From time to time, my internet connection falls out; It's been happening since i installed XP
again. In the beginning it was 2 minutes after you started up the pc. Happily, now it's jsut
when you download a big file or so. Does anyone know how to solve my problem?? Thanks, Michiel....
Wired LAN Vs. Wireless LAN
What is the best? (33) I am not sure what is best Wired LAN Wireless " Post me any of your thoughts about WIRED V
WIRELSS # I need to know!!!!!! /laugh.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle'
alt='laugh.gif' /> /smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /> ....
Setting Up Wireless Internet For Mac Os
(7) Hi, I just got my iMac today and want to set it up to have wireless internet using my DSL Router. I
got a USB Wireless Adapter (for the Mac OS) and installed the drivers for it. Then I restarted and
plugged in the USB adapter. The manual said a flashing icon should be on the upper left, but I
didn't see this. So I went into the Preferences (I think) and found the 802.11b adapter there.
I clicked on it and on the left, chose Create... I left it at Access Point (hope that's
correct) and set it to 26 digits for the password. Currently I'm using 128 bit en....
Sharing "domain" & "workgroup"
Network 2 dissimilar Computers? (7) Hello All, I have what may be a strange question... hopefully the answer/fix isn't as strange.
*grin* I have a home network. Works fine. Main computer hardwired, daugher's computer via
Wireless. They work fine together. I also have been provided a Laptop from work. I'm able to
sucessfully use my network wireless card and gain access to the internet at home. This Laptop from
work... is setup with the Network ID, as a "DOMAIN"... to fully access the "Intranet" at work. As
is normal for home usage... my main computer at home, as well as the daughter....
Wireless Router
Wireless Router Networking (14) Hey boys and girls! this is my first post on these boards so please be nice 2 me! I have recently
purchased a SMC Wireless route and its working fine! My only question is: Is it possible to make a
network over the router, or can it only be used to route the internet to other computers! I would
like to share files on my main computer with other computers in my home network and havnt been
successful in finding a way to do so yet! Any help would be apriciated greatfuly! Mentalsatan
(Aaron)....
Linksys Wireless B usb network adapter lag problem
in window XP (model WUSB11) (3) i wanna contribute something... so i posted this... recently i got a wireless network build in my
home... its was so cool... i have a Linksys Wireless B usb network adapter (WUSB11) insert into my
desktop which i will always use... den i wanted to test out my game... my all time favourite is the
custom game of warcraft: frozen throne call defense of the ancient: allstar a.k.a dota allstar... i
log into battle.net and joined a game... the game load and finally i was inside the game... it was
so cool... but den... the problem came... my game just hang for 2-3 sec every so ....
Internet Through LAN
Internet sharing through Lan (10) "With The Name Allah Almighty , the most beneficient and Merciful." Aslamo Alaikum! All Friends I
have just registered to The Site and im New One here. I hope Best for All of You. Here i m to
discuss with you some thing about Internet sharing on local area network.. I have a network of 10
pcs in my office.. we provide internet facility on 10 systems though a http page logon system.. The
Intenet is provided by a main server running Linux operating system.. All Authentication is done
from that server having ip 10.0.0.1 Other 10 systems get IP's through DHCP as 10.....
Looking for extending, wireless, network, wireless, internet
|
See Also,
*SIMILAR VIDEOS*
Searching Video's for extending, wireless, network, wireless, internet
|
advertisement
|
|
