Jim,
by "can it be done" i meant "can I do it". I know that it CAN be done because other people do it successfully... I just meant to say that I am not among them... yet.
The important thing is that I understand the concept now, and maybe after regrouping I can move the cable on the belkin from the designated "internet" port to one of the four standard access ports. I suspect connecting the Linksys Router to the Belkin's "internet" port doesn't work if you want to operate the Belkin as an AP.
I suspect connecting the Linksys Router to the Belkin's "internet" port doesn't work if you want to operate the Belkin as an AP.
Don,
If it works as an access point when connected to the "Internet" port, it's the first one I've seen that does!
But both Belkin manuals I have (the F5D6231-4 and the P74559-A), both say, "Connect a cable from the
WAN port on the Router to your existing network." in the section describing access point setup. Could they both be wrong? The procedure is basically the same for both routers, so the text in the manual is quite likely from the same source. You'd think Belkin support would know, though.
It would be
very useful to know if that works! Please post back after you've tried moving that cable!
dgbowen
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April 16th, 2005 18:00
by "can it be done" i meant "can I do it". I know that it CAN be done because other people do it successfully... I just meant to say that I am not among them... yet.
The important thing is that I understand the concept now, and maybe after regrouping I can move the cable on the belkin from the designated "internet" port to one of the four standard access ports. I suspect connecting the Linksys Router to the Belkin's "internet" port doesn't work if you want to operate the Belkin as an AP.
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April 16th, 2005 19:00
Don,
If it works as an access point when connected to the "Internet" port, it's the first one I've seen that does!
But both Belkin manuals I have (the F5D6231-4 and the P74559-A), both say, "Connect a cable from the WAN port on the Router to your existing network." in the section describing access point setup. Could they both be wrong? The procedure is basically the same for both routers, so the text in the manual is quite likely from the same source. You'd think Belkin support would know, though.
It would be very useful to know if that works! Please post back after you've tried moving that cable!
Jim