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Darkmoon59

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I have a Motorola docsis 3 cable modem connected to a 5 port Linksys switch, I also have 3 separate IP addresses assigned to me. In the past I've had 3 computers hooked to the switch run flawlessly, each one using its own separate IP address. I recently added a Linksys WAP300N wireless access point to my network so it could connect with a computer in another room, it has a Linksys WMP600N wireless adapter in it. My problem is: With the access point plugged into the switch, only 1 computer can get internet access a second will not. Plugged 3 computers back into the switch and all is fine. Add the access point and I'm down to adding 1 computer only .The Ap is set with 802.11N at 5 ghz and the wireless works great. STUMPED.
 
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You really need a router instead of just an AP since you are trying to allocate more than your three available addresses now --- the router provides the DHCP service to dole out IP addresses automatically as needed. The AP takes an address and the wireless laptop takes one, so you only have one left for a wire attached computer. Any cheap router will do -- you can even turn off its wireless and just use the AP wireless, you just need its routing capability.

If I had that setup, I would attach 2 computers to the switch and the router to the switch, then the AP and one wired computer to the router unless you want all the computers on one network so they can all transfer files. If your three IP addresses each have data limits then plan...
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You really need a router instead of just an AP since you are trying to allocate more than your three available addresses now --- the router provides the DHCP service to dole out IP addresses automatically as needed. The AP takes an address and the wireless laptop takes one, so you only have one left for a wire attached computer. Any cheap router will do -- you can even turn off its wireless and just use the AP wireless, you just need its routing capability.

If I had that setup, I would attach 2 computers to the switch and the router to the switch, then the AP and one wired computer to the router unless you want all the computers on one network so they can all transfer files. If your three IP addresses each have data limits then plan accordingly, otherwise it doesn't matter how you connect them and you really only need one WAN IP address not three -- in which case you could connect the router to the modem, and then the switch to a router LAN port so that the router can manage all the addresses.

Does this make sense to you?
 
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Darkmoon59

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BINGO That is the ticket. Thanks so much for making that clear. I'll go with your first pick, 2 computers and the router to the switch. The 2 main computers are connected with a crossover cable for multiplay home gaming, the wireless one is for a multimedia computer hooked up to our HD tv. VOILA. :)
 
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