Going Wifi

[kane2g]

Due to my a death of a port on my 5 port switch dying I needed to get another one. I decided that I might as well get a router. that I thought some more and with my carPC almost done, and a wifi card on the way, I might as well go with a wifi router.
so, I looked around and found Linksys BEFW11S4 router on ars for 40shipped.
I also got the 4 port switch (5ports -1 dead) along with soon to arive 8 port hub.
Since no broadband is available yet, I will have to do this all on dialup. :rolleyes:
So I guess Im wondering would I plug in the Main PC (one with modem) into the LAN port or WAN port?
I thing that the incoming port (WAN) is 10mbps, but I want 100mbps, just not sure if I it all will play together.
I have 7 systems total
1 in room upstairs, 1 in livingroom and 5 in my room

This is what I would like to happen.
BEFW11S4
port1. Main PC with dialup system1
port2. Connection to 4 port swich
port3. connection to 8 port hub
port4. empty

4 port switch would have
port1. connection to BEFW11S4
port2. connection to livingroom system
port3. connection to upstairs system
port4. blank

8port hub
port1. connection to BEFW11S4
port2. connection to cruncher 1
port3. connection to cruncher 2
port4. connection to cruncher 3
port5. connection to cruncher 4
with other ports free.

will this all work? I think it will.
I just want to know about the router in port.


PS. the carPC will conect to through wifi.
:thumb:

[kane2g]

Like this

[kane2g]

anyone?

[Beefy]

Looks fine. You'll wanna put that ICS PC in a LAN port, not the WAN port.

[kane2g]

OK. Got it hooked up.
But I found that the DHCP server has to be turned off if I want other systems to access the internet.
Which is pretty much the end of my fun untill the wireless card gets here!

[kane2g]

the PCMCIA card is here!
I got the drivers installed, but it didnt work! :rolleyes:
turns out its due to me turning off Wireless Zero Config. service.
I think i followed tweak guide a little too much this time. hehehe
But ORiNOCO/Proxim is really kewl AND they are open on SUNDAYS!!!! :thumb:
So they figured out the problem and all is well with the world.
Network is up and runnin like a champ!
Now i got to put all this in my car!