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adding a wireless network to a hardwired one...(Click here to view the original thread with full colors/images)
Posted by: gen0c1de
Ok, here is what i want to do... and i'm just wrapping my mind around it ..
ok I currently have an eight port network sharing the internet through a smoothwall machine
Cable modem ++++++ Smoothwall Firewall/NAT server ======== d-link 8 port switch ------- nodes
now because my smoothwall computer does the sharing and protecting of my network I want to add a wireless router to the switch and allow my laptop and pda shared access to the internet as well .... but i'm wondering do i really need a router for this ... or do i need a access point? This is where i'm just getting myself a bit confused...  anyways thoughts on this would be great.
as a side note when i go to college I want to use the wireless router as a way to broadcast a shoutcast server in my residents ... so thoughts on this would be greatful too ... i'll also be using 802.11g as the standard ...
Posted by: The Warden
AP should do the trick, I'm on one now.
Posted by: gen0c1de
i ended up picking up a linksys wireless G router/AP ... now i have the lappie up and running on the network as well i locked down the wireless point for just my lappie and i'm currently running WPA-PSK aswell it is a 256bit key  with mac address only permit ACL ... i feel sorry the dumb twit that trys to get access to this network ... o and i turned off the SSID so it isn't broadcasting
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