Hi. I'm a programmer, but I'm pretty hopeless
when it comes to the network side of things, so
this is probably a pretty simple question for
most of you out there, I just want to be
pointed in a direction before I start exploring
things!
We have a wired router at home connected to our
cable modem. We also have a wireless access
point (currently an Airport Express, but will probably
be replaced with something else easier to interface
with PCs that doesn't need special software to
configure) plugged into the router.
The wired computers are in a workgroup and can
access the internet through the router gateway and
see each other and share data, where we've given
them firewall permission to do so. The wireless
computers can also see each other and can access
the internet through the router gateway.
My problem is that the wired computers can't see
and share data with the wireless ones, and
vice-versa.
This has only been a mildly annoying problem until
recently. We've bought an HP multifunciton
printer/scanner/fax, etc. which we have connected
wirelessly. Again, the other wireless computers can
see the HP, but the wired ones can't.
I'm assuming that I can probably bridge the two
connections somewhere in the massive settings available
from the router... it's a Netgear with an awful
lot of things that can be set.
But I just want to confirm that I'm moving in
the right direction here before I begin messing
with settings on the router... and exactly what
sort of thing am I looking for? A section that
talks about bridging connections?
Perhaps I have to tweak some settings on the
access point as well, in order to get it to
let the router assign IPs, etc.?
Any confirmation or pointing in the right direction
on this would be appreciated... and if anyone has
advice on Airport Express specifically and how to
deal with it in this situation, all the better.
I'd like to get this setup using the Airport
Express before we go out and buy something else
and make the Airport Express our traveling wireless
access point!
____________________ Sometimes I wonder if this is worth the trouble.
Sometimes I wonder if this is worth the fight. I
never have made my mind up about it. I just
decided to let it all ride.
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