Wireless Router into Network

[livingtosave]

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WHAT I NEED:
At work, I have an ethernet cable coming out of my ceiling down into my office. Presumably, this comes from the server, since it provides me access to shared network folders.

From there, it goes into an 8-port switch which is used to connect Two (2) PC's and a printer via ethernet cables.

One of those PC's is a Tablet with wireless capability. Somewhere in this equation, I want to add a wireless router in my office which will allow me to get rid of the need for an ethernet cable for the Tablet.

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WHICH OF THESE SCENARIOS SHOULD WORK?

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SCENARIO 1:

Ethernet Cable From Ceiling goes into a Linksys Wireless Router
Port 1 of Linksys Wireless Router connects to Main Port of Switch
Switch provides network access for PC and Printer
Wireless router provides wireless access to the Tablet.

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SCENARIO 2:

Ethernet Cable from ceiling goes into a Linksys Wireless Router. Additional PC and Printer connect to ports in the wireless router. Wireless router provides wireless access to the Tablet. Essentially, this just removes the need for the switch.

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WHAT I HAVE TRIED SO FAR:
I hooked my incoming ethernet cable from the ceiling into a wireless router. I then tried to connect to the wireless router with my tablet and see my shared documents on the network. This was unsuccessful - I was not able to see my files from the network by adding the wireless router between my incoming ethernet and PC. Any ideas why?


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Thank you guys SOOOOOO much for your help! I appreciate it greatly!

 

[TC10284]

What you probably want to do, if you haven't tried it already, is first get into the Linksys router's config, disable DHCP, plug the cable from the ceiling into a SWITCH port on the Linksys (not the WAN/Internet port on the Linksys router) and this should let you do what you want. Leave the WAN/Internet port on the Linksys empty. Connect the other wired devices to the other switch ports on the Linksys. You are basically making your Linksys router into a switch and access point. When you do this, you'll still be on the same network as before, so you should have no problems getting to your files.

 

[JackMDS]

Doing a network Job equipped with the Knowledge (or actually Lack of) that there "an Ethernet cable coming out of my ceiling down into my office. Presumably, this comes from the server".

I would suggest that you first find out what is the parameter of the system before you continue.

 

[nweaver]

Call your admin and talk to them, before you get canned. Messing with my network and adding an AP is enough to lose your job.

 

[livingtosave]

nweaver,

Our business does not have an IT staff or anyone sub-contracted to take care of IT. It's not an issue. I have full permission from the brass to do what I need to do to make this work.

Thanks for looking out though.

 

[Kelemvor]

What TC10284 said. Just make sure your wireless signal doesn't interfere with any other wireles signals around. Encrypt it and such so no one else from outside the company can get onto the network...

 

[TC10284]

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: nweaver
Call your admin and talk to them, before you get canned. Messing with my network and adding an AP is enough to lose your job.</end quote></div>

/me strongly agrees! Please do this because I feel the same way as nweaver. I want to be a decent net admin one day...Weaver man, I kind of look up to you Jack and hold you in high respects - lol =D