Complicated (for me) network problem - getting wireless internet and having a separate gigabit LAN

[ryanv12]

Hi -

I've been looking for a solution to this problem for several days now. Basically I just bought a second desktop computer (render node) and would like to connect them together on Gigabit ethernet.

There is no network or telephone port anywhere near my setup, so I currently am running on wireless internet. I have a gigabit switch, but since I can't have it near the router I'm kind of stuck. I tried getting a spare wired router and connecting my switch to that so that I was technically on two networks at once, but then the internet stopped working until i disabled the wired connection.

So of course my question is, is there any way to receive wireless internet (and share it with the other computer) while having a local non-internet gigabit ethernet network without cutting into the wall and running an ethernet jack?

My knowledge of networking is elementary, so thanks in advance for some help.

Btw- I'm running Vista Ultimate on one computer and XP x64 on the other.

 

[Madwand1]

Look into wireless bridges.

The idea would be to have the wireless bridge connect to your wireless network, and then share that internet connection through the gigabit switch.

Wireless network -> wireless bridge -> gigiabit switch -> computers.

E.g. Buffalo "Wireless Ethernet Converter".

E.g. Linksys WRT54GL or Buffalo WHR-G54S or Buffalo WHR-HP-G54 or similar devices that are compatible with third-party firmware such as DD-WRT, which provides a client bridge mode.

There's probably a cheaper solution involving Windows Internet Connection Sharing (ICS), but I personally prefer wireless bridges and their ability to be driver-free, ICS free, etc..

 

[ryanv12]

Great! Thank you. I put in my order and we'll see how it goes.

 

[InlineFive]

I'm a little confused by your post but you do realize that gigabit will not work over wireless? Maybe 18Mbps if you are lucky.

 

[Madwand1]

Well, I think the OP was clear on this, as he mentioned "separate gigabit LAN". AFAIK, the gigabit LAN requirement is local only among the two computers; he'd like to use wireless internet in addition, and the bridge in addition to the gigabit switch (or ICS) should be able to do that.

 

[Eos]

Is this what you're trying to do?

I am trying out this network diagram program and I think it works well. I'll probably buy it.

 

[ch33zw1z]

Originally posted by: Madwand1
Well, I think the OP was clear on this, as he mentioned "separate gigabit LAN". AFAIK, the gigabit LAN requirement is local only among the two computers; he'd like to use wireless internet in addition, and the bridge in addition to the gigabit switch (or ICS) should be able to do that.

I'm glad you could decipher that!