setting up a wireless bridge (i think)

[crm114]

Hi. I am a programmer, so I am generally technically adept however when it comes to hardware I'm a... how do the hax0rs say it? n00b? yeah thats me in the hardware ring.
I was directed here by a newegg csr.

Anyways simply stated I am trying to create two separate wans from the same cable modem. Whether or not they have the same wep keys and ssid does not matter. One router is going to right next to the modem the other will be pretty far but close enough that I can run some cat cable.
Right now I have no routers at all and would like to do this as cheaply as possible.
I was hopeing I could just buy two plain old routers and go from the
modem > router one >>>>>>>>> router two
is that the same as a point to point bridge?

I read up on wireless bridges and I'm confused as to if they use different hardware or normal routers configured differently or what?

and whats the difference between a router, a bridge and an access point?

oh and i am using a 8meg connection.... if that matters.



thank all!

 

[JackMDS]

Welcome to AT Network Forum.

Not clear what you want to do is.

If you want two separate Networks, it should be like this, Wireless Segregation: - http://www.ezlan.net/shield.html

If you want to use the additional Wireless Router to extend coverage but to stay with the same Network it should be like this, Using a Wireless Cable/DSL Router as a Switch with an Access Point

Wireless Modes here, http://www.ezlan.net/Wireless_Modes.html

 

[crm114]

Awesome thanks for those great links!!

I think the network segregation is exactly what I need. But I want to keep wireless capability on both routers, is that going to still work?

So if I understand this correctly all I do is run cat cable from the modem to the wan port on the first router like normal then again from one of the extra ports (on the first router) to the wan port of the second router, configure them to have separate ips and ssids and viola! two seperate wans from the same modem. Is that right?

Is the second wan going to have slower speed then the first and/or is one going to have priority over the first?

thanks!!

 

[JackMDS]

Yes, you can use Wireless on Both.

Most newer Router's WAN port is 100Mb/sec. thus would not affect "Speed", if the second WAN is on old 10Mb/sec. it would slow Network traffic. As far as the Internet goes it would not make a difference.

 

[nweaver]

are you wanting 2 networks, or just 2 access points on the same network (i.e. roam between ap1 and ap2 without changing IP's, etc)

 

[crm114]

2 networks. with all the machines on each invisible and unaccessible by the other

 

[crm114]

awesome thanks guys!!
i ordered two dlink 1310s, ill let you how everything works out!