Connecting Wired Lan With Wireless

[ajay sharma]

I am having ADSL wired router(Internet) , its output is given to a Switch-1( From where some computers are connected to it) , From this Switch-1 one more Switch-2 (which is 24 port) is attached (at some distant location) and 20 computers are attached to it , I want to get rid of wires and want to change these wired 20 computers to wireless. Is it possible to connect a Access Point with Switch-2 and install USB-WIRELESS NETWORK ADAPTOR on each computer, making my 20 pc wireless and use Internet connection and share files with computers attached to Switch-1.

[FTT]

You seem to be perceiving this backwards. The 20 ports are the inputs and the single line going to switch 1 is the output of switch 2 to one of the inputs of switch 1. The same with the router or modem. The inputs are the LAN, the output is to the internet ie, www.

That said.
Yes. If the computers are not wifi ready such as most laptops, get usb, pci(-e), or pcmcia adapters for each and get rid of both switches in favor of a wireless router in substitute for switch 1. Eliminate switch 2. If there are not enough (input) ports on the router to accommodate how many computers were on switch 1, you can either make them wireless also or use switch 1 to gang them together and use the switch'es output to connect to one of the router's inputs/ports.

Remember, you need at least one computer 'hard wired' initially to setup the wireless router and that connection speed may be affected if all of these networked computers are wanting use of the www.

[ajay sharma]

i couldn't make out what u said i am again sending you my problem

MY LANS LAYOUT IS AS BELOW


ADSL ETHERNET ROUTER -> SWITCH1 -> SWITCH2(AT REMOTE LOCATION) -> CONNECTED TO 20 COMPUTER. I WANT THESE 20 COMPUTERS TO BE WI-FI, I DON'T WANT TO GET RID OF SWITCH2 FOR SOME REASONS.CAN I GIVE OUTPUT FROM SWITCH TO ACCESS-POINT AND INSTALL USB BASED WIRELESS LAN ADAPTER WITH EACH OF 20 COMPUTERS.

IF I DO SO WILL I BE ABLE USE INTERNET ON 20 COMPUTERS AND ALSO SHARE INFORMATION WITH COMPUTERS ATTACHED WITH SWITCH1.

[FTT]

CAN I GIVE OUTPUT FROM SWITCH TO ACCESS-POINT AND INSTALL USB BASED WIRELESS LAN ADAPTER WITH EACH OF 20 COMPUTERS.


If you install USB wireless devices to each computer you have eliminated the need for any wired network as long as you install an access point such as a wireless router. This wireless router would connect to Switch One and all computers will be able to communicate with the computers on S1 and also access the internet through the ADSL modem as long as it is connected to the router through S1.

I am equally confused why it is you insist on keeping S2 to gang the 20 PC's together when the wireless router will do so also by communicating with the USB dongles you are intending to install to the 20 PC's. It seems redundant to do what you are asking. The only advantage of using the switches and wires is greater speed of communication over wireless limitations and 802.11 A/B/G/N networks.

Please click on this link (http://www.itrportal.com/absolutenm/templates/article-netwireless.aspx?articleid=3743&zoneid=58) to review some possible similar scenarios as to your desired outcome.

The only difference that I am trying to set up for you is in the link, using figures #9 and #10, I am varying from that slightly. Where figure 9 shows the access point going directly to the internet (your adsl modem), combining the network of S1 (like figure #10) and using ethernet (rj-45) cable from the switch output to the modem rather than routing through the computer such as in figure 10. This way when any computer is booted, access to internet is allowed. If you wire as in figure 10, you would need the computer with www access to always be booted to enable ANY of the others to access the web/internet.

Again, by doing as you desire, you are eliminating the need for switch 2. Perhaps I am wrong but I do not think you can gang stations together then go wireless. You need to go wireless, then gang together.