At Sun, 24 Apr 2011 21:11:31 +0200 CentOS mailing list <centos at centos.org> wrote: > > Robert Heller wrote: > > > I would guess that the OP just wants a Wireless Access Point. It is > > hard (impossible at retail outlets) to get 'just an Access Point', > > although I think Linksys, et. al. still make just plain Access Points > > these are no longer commonly available at the retail level. > > > > I am using a Netgear 'Wireless Router' as an Access Point. *I* don't > > even have broadband Internet at all (I use dialup). Just leave the WAN > > jack unconnected. Use a machine with a wired network (RJ45) that gets > > its IP address via DHCP and connect this with an Cat5 cable to any of > > the LAN ports on the Router, let it get an address automagically from > > the router and connect to the router via the router's default IP > > address with a web browser. You should then be able to 'login' to the > > admin pages using the default username and password. If you can, you > > can disable the WAN (in the case of the cheap Netgear box, you can't > > and it will bitch and moan about not having internet access to check > > for firmware updates -- I just ignore it). I just disable the router's > > DHCP server, set its IP address to something consistent with my LAN (a > > static IP address in the same subnet, with the proper netmask, etc.), > > tell it to use *my* DHCP server, default route, etc. Oh, and set up its > > SSID and security. I run DHCP on my desktop for my LAN. Once the router > > is set up to work with your LAN, just jack a Cat5 from any of its LAN > > ports to your switch. > > That is more or less exactly what I'm hoping to achieve - > except that I would like my server also to be my DHCP server. > But I'll start off with you method, and see how I get on. I use my 'desktop' as a DHCP server (amoungst other things) in addition to being my desktop. > -- Robert Heller -- 978-544-6933 / heller at deepsoft.com Deepwoods Software -- http://www.deepsoft.com/ () ascii ribbon campaign -- against html e-mail /\ www.asciiribbon.org -- against proprietary attachments