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Thread ID: 32401	2003-04-17 12:28:00	Losing connection to Router via Bridged WLAN -> LAN	Ashley Matthews (550)	Press F1

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136539	2003-04-17 12:28:00	Hi, I have a rather complicated set up to explain so please bear with me . I have a JetStart connection, shared out between three computers by a 10/100 switch hub connected to a Dynalink RTA-210 router . Connected to one of these desktop computers is a Dick Smiths WLAN USB adaptor (XH1153) . I also have a laptop, which has a Dick Smiths PCMIA WLAN card installed . On the desktop and the laptop I have bridged the wired and wireless connections so that I can access resources on my wired network from the laptop . My problem is thus: Every now and then, my laptop loses its connection to the router, whic h on my network i assigned the ip 192 . 168 . 1 . 1 . My laptop (192 . 168 . 1 . 3) can still see the machine which has the usb adaptor (192 . 168 . 1 . 2) and access shares but cannot see or ping the router again until i reset the router, computer with usb adaptor and the laptop . Any hints or better ways to go about it would be greatly appreciated . Cheers, Ash	Ashley Matthews (550)
136540	2003-04-22 04:09:00	Unngggh . :D You are using net . 2(desktop) as a gateway between net . 3 (the laptop) and the router (net . 1) which connects to the rest of the network . This might confuse the switch . I would be inclined to have 2 LANs . One (wireless) is the desktop (say 192 . 168 . 2 . 1) and the laptop (say 192 . 168 . 2 . 2), with the desktop being the gateway to the "world" (your switch and the router), and the 192 . 168 . 1 . x wired network as before . This might mean an extra line in the router table . It won't expect to find the other net outside because 192 . 168 is "non-routable" . I hope the switch will be smart enough . :D That might work . :D Write down the settings you have now, so you can get back if it doesn't work .	Graham L (2)
136541	2003-04-22 04:21:00	Make sure you're not connected to highly, and are losing packets due to signal strength. Try lowering the speed of the connection and see if that helps, like for both to use 1mbps and get faster from there if that works!	Chilling_Silently (228)
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