I need help Netgear Wireless Router MR 814v2 &....

[fkloster]

1) Netgear Wireless Router MR-814v2
2) Netgear Wireless Access Point ME-102
3) Two WinXP boxes and Inbound Comcast Cable

My problem is I am trying to setup one remote computer to surf the internet via a patch cabled Access Point.
My source computer is hooked up directly to the internet via non-patch cable to the router. cable goes to router.
Source computer has internet.... remote computer does not.

Please explain to me exactly as you would a 3rd grader how to set this up please as the manuals do not seem to help much. Nor can I get support from Netgear.

 

[Matthias99]

This may be a dumb question, but... why are you wiring a separate AP up to a router with a built-in AP?

 

[skyking]

The WAP should be connected with a regular cable, not a crossover. Are you using the WAP to extend the range?

 

[fkloster]

my remote computer does not have a wireless nic. I connect its RJ-45 nic to the wireless access point which then 'should' talk to my wirelss router on the other side of the house. The router is connected to the cable modem and the main computer via cat 5. Also...it says very plainly that the wireless access point needs to use patch cable (crossover cable) to connect to the pc.

 

[skyking]

OK, now I see your system in my mind
Will be back later...

 

[fkloster]

Thank you skyking and remember.... please do not assume I know anything about networks because I mostly do not. Pretend I'm a 3rd grader. Also.... I did check to make sure both devices are on the same channel.

 

[Matthias99]

AFAIK, most wireless APs won't do that (operate in "reverse", by taking a wireless connection and making it wired) -- what you need for that is a wireless bridge.

There are also external USB 802.11 adapters that I've seen, as well as internal PCI ones. Either of those would also give you wireless functionality.

 

[fkloster]

Originally posted by: Matthias99
AFAIK, most wireless APs won't do that (operate in "reverse", by taking a wireless connection and making it wired) -- what you need is a wireless bridge.

The Netgear Me-102 is supposed to do just that = RIGHT HERE.

 

[Matthias99]

I still don't think it does that. Did you read somewhere that it's supposed to function as a bridge? They do use the term "bridge" several times in their documentation, but it looks and sounds like it's just a regular AP! You need this:

http://www.netgear.com/products/details/ME101.asp?view=

A true wireless bridge, which will let you "bridge" gaps in your wired network by connecting to an existing AP.

 

[skyking]

I looked over the documentation, and it appears that it will not function as you intend. It does not have a "bridge mode" setting, which would make it into a wireless client device. The uSB and PCI adapters referred to in the book and by post above are client devices, which would connect to devices such as your router or WAP.
The WAP 11 is one of the older WAP's that will act as a bridge, and there are other ones, but I do not think your WAP will.