Access point config problem

External Since: Jan 15, 2004 Posts: 2

I have been successfully using a 4-port SMC7004BR wired router to connect 2
computers to the
internet via cable modem for several years.

Recently I purchased and connected a new SMC2755W access point to a LAN port
on my funtioning SMC7004BR router. (Both the router and access point are
from SMC.)

I also installed a tri-mode wireless PCI adapter in another computer.
Wireless networking to this
computer worked fine using the default SSID (ANY).

The next step was to configure the access point and wireless PCI adapter for
a specific SSID of
my choosing (for security, etc.).

I was able to configure the PCI adapter with no problem. However, this was
NOT the case with the
access point.

The access point's manual specifies that its IP address is 192.168.1.20. But
I could not connect
to this address using the browser. I still could not connect after I pressed
the reset button at
the rear of the access point (which the manual suggests doing if connection
to 192.168.1.20
cannot be achieved).

I know that my "browser/router" are OK because I can enter the router's IP
address in the
browser, and successfully connect to the router's web setup page.
Unfortunately, I can't do the
same for the access point. That is my problem!

Although the access point can be setup to be, either or both, a DHCP client
and DHCP server, this
is not the default or reset condition. The access point's DHCP client and
DHCP server are turned
off in this case.

I was able to verify that the reset button did reset the access point by
observing that the
access point's status LEDs went out for a short period of time.

I was able to verify that the access point is NOT a DHCP client by viewing
the client list in the
router's web page. It only included the on-line computers when the access
point was connected to
a router LAN port and active as indicated by the access point's LEDs.

Since wireless networking is achieved for the ANY SSID, the access point
must have an IP address.
(The access point and router are connected via ethernet.) The IP address
will be of the form
192.168.x.y. Unfortunately, I can't manually try all x and y (in a
reasonable time period).

I've tried a few x and y values -- to no avail. What do I do next?

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External Since: Jan 15, 2004 Posts: 2

I realized what my problem is. The router is setup as a DHCP server for the
LAN side and has a built-in subnet mask of 255.255.255.0. Thus I can NEVER
connect, via my Browser, to the access point which has an IP of
192.168.1.20; this requires a subnet mask of 255.255.254.0.

In order to set this other subnet mask, I need to disable the router's DHCP
server and setup each computer to have a static IP address with a subnet
mask of 255.255.254.0. Then I can address the access point in the browser
using an IP of 192.168.1.20.

I think this will work. Any comments?

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> I have been successfully using a 4-port SMC7004BR wired router to connect
2
> computers to the
> internet via cable modem for several years.
>
> Recently I purchased and connected a new SMC2755W access point to a LAN
port
> on my funtioning SMC7004BR router. (Both the router and access point are
> from SMC.)
>
> I also installed a tri-mode wireless PCI adapter in another computer.
> Wireless networking to this
> computer worked fine using the default SSID (ANY).
>
> The next step was to configure the access point and wireless PCI adapter
for
> a specific SSID of
> my choosing (for security, etc.).
>
> I was able to configure the PCI adapter with no problem. However, this was
> NOT the case with the
> access point.
>
> The access point's manual specifies that its IP address is 192.168.1.20.
But
> I could not connect
> to this address using the browser. I still could not connect after I
pressed
> the reset button at
> the rear of the access point (which the manual suggests doing if
connection
> to 192.168.1.20
> cannot be achieved).
>
> I know that my "browser/router" are OK because I can enter the router's IP
> address in the
> browser, and successfully connect to the router's web setup page.
> Unfortunately, I can't do the
> same for the access point. That is my problem!
>
> Although the access point can be setup to be, either or both, a DHCP
client
> and DHCP server, this
> is not the default or reset condition. The access point's DHCP client and
> DHCP server are turned
> off in this case.
>
> I was able to verify that the reset button did reset the access point by
> observing that the
> access point's status LEDs went out for a short period of time.
>
> I was able to verify that the access point is NOT a DHCP client by viewing
> the client list in the
> router's web page. It only included the on-line computers when the access
> point was connected to
> a router LAN port and active as indicated by the access point's LEDs.
>
> Since wireless networking is achieved for the ANY SSID, the access point
> must have an IP address.
> (The access point and router are connected via ethernet.) The IP address
> will be of the form
> 192.168.x.y. Unfortunately, I can't manually try all x and y (in a
> reasonable time period).
>
> I've tried a few x and y values -- to no avail. What do I do next?
>
> ========================================
> NOTE: Do NOT reply to the address in the header.
> Instead, reply to minorman RemoveThis @yahoo.com
>
>