Miss Use DIR 615

cwo_scott

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Dec 17, 2015
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I was going to ask D-Link this but they do not support the DIR-615.
I have a D-link DIR-615 Ver 3.20 Wireless router. I have used it very successfully at home. I am now travelling in an Recreation Vehicle (RV) and connect my HP Pavilion Laptop on Windows 8. I use the laptop WIFI to connect to the internet and want to somehow connect the D-Link wireless router to the internet so I can run a little server (Window 2011 home server) and a wireless printer on the D-Link router. I know thru the router setup it asks me to connect my internet provider to the router. Is there another way to do this?
I am thinking that I should be able to connect to the internet via the Laptop WIFI and then connect to the D-Link DIR-625 wireless router via Ethernet cable. Should I try to plug the Ethernet cable into the Internet port or router Port 1 on the Router??
I then want to set up the wireless printer and other devices to the D-link and connect my server to Ethernet port 2. This way I would have mini LAN when I check into the different Campground. Will a D-link give me this ability??

Matt sends………….Snowbird in Florida
 
Solution
You could use the 615 like a wireless access point. Just disable the DHCP and set a static IP address on your laptop. Pick an unusual subnet so that you are unlikely to conflict with the DHCP from the wireless. Something like 192.168.48.xxx Do not set a default gateway on the wired network. Let the wireless configure as normal. You should be able to get to the .48 network via wired connectivity and the internet through WIFI.

kanewolf

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You could use the 615 like a wireless access point. Just disable the DHCP and set a static IP address on your laptop. Pick an unusual subnet so that you are unlikely to conflict with the DHCP from the wireless. Something like 192.168.48.xxx Do not set a default gateway on the wired network. Let the wireless configure as normal. You should be able to get to the .48 network via wired connectivity and the internet through WIFI.
 
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