Wired to Wireless Static IP

[Micko34]

Hello,
I am somewhat new to the world of networking and have recently acquired the system admin duties of our small office. We current run a peer to peer network of 7 computers and I want to add a wireless router to expand our usage. Here are some details:

- 7 desktops running XP Home networked together through a DSL 4Port DLink router and an 8 Port Linksys Hub. (I know we should get rid of the Hub, and we are currently looking at a server so it will go then)
- All desktops have assigned static IP addresses and share the single internet connection.


I want to add a Linksys wireless router to the system but I am unsure of how to configure it. The documenation that came with it is a little vague ( or perhaps it's me!) When I add a workstation, I just pick an unused IP address
(192.168.0.201 to 192.168.0.207 used so far) set the station to manually assign an address, run the network wizard, reset the router and things seem to work.

My plan is to connect the wireless router to one of the unused ports on the hub. My question is how to configure the wireless router and the wireless laptop.
Do I assign an IP address to the wireless router? Will the subnet be the same as the rest of my stations? What other settings do I need to enable\disalbe on the wireless to make it work? Do I need to assign IP addresses to each laptop that connects to the wireless?

Thanks for any help.

[mbossman2]

ok, 2 routers on the same network is not the best idea...as you can see you are running into config issues.

3 possible solutions:

1) get rid of the wireless router and replace it with an access point.

2) get rid of the D-Link and put the Linksys router in its place.

3) connect the wireless router to the hub via one of the LAN ports on the router (NOT the WAN port), disable the DHCP services on the wireless router and you basically have a 4 port switch with a wireless AP built in...

then you go ahead and configure as you please...seeing you have static IP's then static IPs for the wireless clients

(I prefer # 1, but it's not my money)

[DynamicTech]

>>Do I assign an IP address to the wireless router?
That all depends on what you are trying to accomplish. Most low-end routers come with a class C private address already configured.

>>Will the subnet be the same as the rest of my stations?
All of your stations that need to communicate directly with the network need to be on the same subnet. In your case, the standard class C subnet mask (255.255.255.0) should suffice.

>>What other settings do I need to enable\disalbe on the wireless to make it work?
Most low end routers will work right of the box. You will want to disable SSID,
do an ipconfig /all (assuming you are using windows on all stations) to get the MAC addresses of your workstations, and enable MAC filtering. Also, you will want to limit the number of addresses available to your network to the number of hosts on your net. Ie: one address per host. Also, figure out what firewall rules (if any) are on your router. Make sure you have a routing protocol configured. RIP will work fine for you. If you decide to go without DHCP, you will have to figure your static routing tables.

Do I need to assign IP addresses to each laptop that connects to the wireless?
Just enable DHCP, and you will have it made. DHCP is a wonderful tool to make an admin's job easier. Keep your pool of address in check, and keep current records of your configurations
and you will do fine.

and read this : http://forum.pcmech.com/showthread.php?t=118823