--- "Mr.Scrooge" <maximilian_bianco@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > --- Timothy Murphy <gayleard@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > R. G. Newbury wrote: > > > > > Any computers on your network which use DHCP from the router will be > > > shown in the admin or status pages of the router, using > > > http://192.168.0.1 in a browser to get to the router's admin functions. > > > > I'm not sure if this is a related question, > > but I am using a WRT54GL, running dd-wrt, as an Access Point. > > (It is connected to my desktop, > > which in turn is connected to my ADSL modem.) > > > > My problem is getting the WRT54GL to accept a given laptop (using WiFi). > > It accepts some laptops, and when this happens it works beautifully. > > The laptop MAC address is then listed on the router web-pages, as you say. > > > > But other laptops simply will not connect through the router. > > Perhaps they have older wireless cards? Are they all wireless-G? The router may be set for only > wireless-G. It can be adjusted in the wireless settings on the router to mixed mode. Also what > kind of security is setup? do all your clients support it? > > (There is never any problem with ethernet connections.) > > > > Is there some way of adding a MAC address to the router? > I don't know about your particular model but usually this can be done in the router config. I > think you might find it under the security tab. > > I'm running dhcpd on my desktop. > > It's not really clear to me how the request from a laptop > > gets through the router to the desktop. > > It is simple networking. Once the laptop connects to the access point for all intents (except > connection speed) and purposes it might as well be wired into the network. There is also a way > on > some routers to isolate the wireless clients so they cannot see the rest of the network. Useful > in > coffee bars and such where the wifi is free. > > Good Luck!! > -Max I missed or ignored the bit about the desktop handling DHCP but i think someone has covered that already. I will have to drink less coffeeeeeeee. -Max ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping
