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[dsmall]

 Hi there; I hope this is really easy, because I am stuck.

 Right now my network looks like this:  PC----- 2Wire DSL Router ------> Qwest.net Phone Company

 Real complex, right? *grin* 

Now, my parents bought one of those big TV's, and want to stream video to it. There's not any chance of running a cable in their place. I need to setup -N wireless. (The TV manual explicitly says only "-N" series wireless can do it.) The 2Wire DSL modem & router can do -G but cannot do -N. So I need a simple bridge, and with me, the simpler, the better.

All I want to do is this: Turn off most of the functions of the DIR-655, and only use its antenna to broadcast "-N" to the unit by the TV. At the TV, I have a DAP-1522 "Bridge". I'd like to lock the DAP-1522 at 192.168.0.50, the factory default. (I think I can manage that part.)

So it would look like this:

PC<-----> 2Wire DSL Router ------> Qwest.net Phone Company
                       / | \
                         |
                         |
                       \ |/
                  ---------------
                  |   DIR-655     |-------- Antenna on -N (5 Ghz)
                  ---------------

                  ---------------
                  |  DAP-1522    |--------- Antenna on -N
                  ---------------
                          |
                          |
                         TV

I certainly can static address everything (except the PPP0e to the 2Wire)  if that'll do the trick.

I have tried a great many things and failed with the D-Link DIR-655 router. I *think* I'm close but I'm missing *something*.

Perhaps I'm trying too hard. Do I (maybe) merely need to plug from the 2wire's four Ethernet jacks to one of the the DIR-655's Ethernet jacks, and the DIR-655 will broadcast what comes into it to the DAP?

The DIR-655 gets pretty unhappy with me plugging from the 2Wire's Ethernet ports to the DIR's "Internet" port, because on the 2Wire, the 2Wire itself, the gateway, AND the DNS are all on 192.168.0.1 . If I try to enter that value into the DIR-655, it errors out and says, "DNS and Gateway cannot be on same subnets."

Any help is payable in chocolate chip cookies! *grin*

Thanks,

David

[arod]

Yeah that is possible if you want to use your router only as a switch/AP and the DAP-1522 as a bridge.

What you need to do is turn off dhcp on the router and change the IP address of the router to something other than 192.168.0.1 because you mentioned the modem is sitting at 192.168.0.1 correct? So set the router to something like 192.168.0.254

Keep the DAP-1522 at 192.168.0.50 and you should be good to go.

*Remember you will have to set up an SSID on the router so you can bridge the DAP-1522.

[mig]

Do I (maybe) merely need to plug from the 2wire's four Ethernet jacks to one of the the DIR-655's Ethernet jacks, and the DIR-655 will broadcast what comes into it to the DAP?

This is correct, do NOT connect anything to the DIR-655's internet port (the internet LED will
blink, because there is no connection, but you can cover that LED with some electrical tape
if the blinking bothers you).  Connect an Ethernet cable from one of the the 2wire's LAN ports to
one of the DIR-655's LAN ports.  Make sure the DIR-655 and 2Wire have different IP addresses,
turn off DHCP (on the DIR-655), and setup the DIR-655's wireless N for the DAP-1522 to connect
(as Ru-Fi-Oh instructed)

In order for the DAP-1522 to connect to the DIR-655 you MUST have the SSID visible (not
hidden) on the DIR-655.

[dsmall]

Thanks! Will Try!

 -- Dave

[dsmall]

Okay, I've done what was suggested, and I'm obviously very close to having this puppy working. The -655 is broadcasting nicely.

However, I haven't managed to get the bridge-1522 to lockup (or sync, or whatever) with the -655.

I have set the -1522 switch to BRIDGE. When I look for networks in the area, it definitely sees the -655, at 100% power. 

There is obviously one step or something I've missed here. Any ideas on what beginners usually miss? I'll go read the FAQ's again (again again, actually). I also need to doublecheck the -655 with a -G series laptop.

Many thanks for all the help, this one is very close to working!

 -- Dave

[arod]

If you see the DIR-655 SSID from the DAP-1522 you should be able to connect. Did you enter in the wireless key correctly?