Using linksys wag200g as an access point

Hi, i just bought a smart TV and been wanting to set it up to stream videos from a media server. But since my wireless modem (DIR-615) is upstairs, the signal is quite weak and the video will skip sometimes during streaming; I happen to have an old WAG200G linksys modem and been wanting to use it as an access point. So now i have WAG200G, DIR615 and a router (HG850... is this a router?) So the DIR-615 is connected thru the router using the WAN port to LAN1 on the router and linksys is connrected to from LAN4 to LAN4 at the router. Linksys has a local ip of 192.168.0.5 and the modem has a local ip of 192.168.0.1; both of them has the same subnet mask (255.255.255.0) but when i connect my laptop to 'linksys' instead of 'home' wireless network, i dont have internet what am i doing wrong? Also does an access point creates 2 wireless network but both share the same internet? or it creates 1 shared wireless network with shared internet... networking is so confusing also if it helps, here's my backup cfg:
WAG200G time_zone=GMT+0 2 time_daylight= restore_default=0 wan_ifname=nas0 wan_mode=pppoa wan_iptype=Dynamic wan_ipaddr= wan_netmask= wan_gateway= wan_mtu=1500 wan_fix_dns=0 wan_dns1= wan_dns2= wan_macaddr= wan_encap=0 pppoa_encap=1 wan_vpivci_detect=1 wan_vpi=8 wan_vci=35 wan_account= wan_domain= wan_dod=1 wan_qos=ubr wan_pcr= wan_scr= wan_cmtu=auto dsl_modulation=MMODE dhcp_dns0= dhcp_dns1= dhcp_dns2= dhcp_wins= lan_if=br0 lan_ipaddr=192.168.1.1 lan_netmask=255.255.255.0 lan_bipaddr=192.168.1.255 dhcp_server_enable=1 dhcp_server_ip= dhcp_start_ip=192.168.1.100 dhcp_end_ip=192.168.1.149 dhcp_reserved= dhcp_lease=0 http_username=admin http_password=admin http_timeout=5 rt_static_route= rt_rip_version=1 rt_rip_direction=0 rt_rip_recvflag=1 rt_rip_sendflag=1 ddns_enable=0 ddns_service_provider=dyndns ddns_user_name= ddns_password= ddns_host_name= tzo_user_name= tzo_password= tzo_host_name= ddns_use_wildcards=0 pppoe_username= pppoe_password= pppoe_idle=5 pppoe_service= pppoe_redial=30 pppoa_username= pppoa_password= pppoa_ipaddr= wifi_ssid=linksys wifi_region= wifi_channel=11 wifi_auth_type=3 wifi_psk_pwd= wifi_psk_lifetime=3600 wifi_key_len=0 wifi_def_key=1 wifi_key1= wifi_key2= wifi_key3= wifi_key4= wifi_access_control=0 wifi_access_type=1 wifi_access_list= wifi_if_on=1 wifi_broadcast_ssid=1 wifi_wep_on=0 wifi_dot11_mode=0 wifi_dot11_iso=0 wifi_rate=0 wifi_radius_port=1812 wifi_beacon_period=100 wifi_dtim_period=1 wifi_rts=2347 wifi_frag=2346 mail_enable=0 mail_logfull=0 mail_sendlog=2 mail_server= mail_recipient= mail_dos=1 mail_portscan=1 mail_block=1 mail_sh_day=0 mail_sh_hour=1 log_dos=1 log_block=1 log_login=1 log_gateway=1 log_type=0 log_remote_ip= fw_nat=1 fw_block=1 fw_access_policy= fw_block_service=dns:17:53-53ping:1:0-0http:6:80-80https:6:443-443ftp:6:21-21pop3:6:110-110imap:6:143-143smtp:6:25-25nntp:6:119-119telnet:6:23-23snmp:17:161-161tftp:17:69-69ike:17:500-500 fw_block_trust_enable=0 fw_block_trust= fw_services_def=Any(ALL):any:1-65535Any(TCP):tcp:1-65535Any(UDP):udp:1-65535AIM:tcp:5190-5190BGP:tcp:179-179BOOTP_CLIENT:udp:68-68BOOTP_SERVER:udp:67-67CU-SEEME:both:7648-24032DNS:both:53-53FINGER:tcp:79-79FTP:tcp:20-21H.323:tcp:1720-1720HTTP:tcp:80-80HTTPS:tcp:443-443IDENT:tcp:113-113IRC:both:6667-6667NEWS:tcp:144-144NFS:udp:2049-2049NNTP:tcp:119-119RCMD:tcp:512-512REAL-AUDIO:tcp:7070-7070REXEC:tcp:514-514RLOGIN:tcp:513-513RTELNET:tcp:107-107RTSP:both:554-554SFTP:tcp:115-115SMTP:tcp:25-25SNMP:both:161-161SNMP-TRAPS:both:162-162SQL-NET:tcp:1521-1521SSH:both:22-22STRMWORKS:udp:1558-1558TACACS:udp:49-49TELNET:tcp:23-23TFTP:udp:69-69VDOLIVE:tcp:7000-7000VPN-IPSEC:udp:500-500VPN-L2TP:udp:1701-1701VPN-PPTP:tcp:1723-1723 fw_services= fw_in_rules=s:1:0:HTTP:0:0:80:80s:2:0:FTP:0:0:21:21s:3:0:FTP-Data&colon;0:0:20:20s:4:0:Telnet:0:0:23:23s:5:0MTP:0:0:25:25s:6:0:TFTP:0:1:69:69s:7:0:finger:0:0:79:79s:8:0:NTP:0:1:123:123s:9:0OP3:0:0:110:110s:10:0:NNTP:0:0:119:119s:11:0NMP:0:1:161:161s:12:0:CVS:0:0:2401:2401s:13:0MS:0:0:2701:2701s:14:0MS-rmctl:0:0:2702:2702 fw_out_rules= fw_dmz_enable=0 fw_dmz= fw_spi=1 fw_response_ping=0 fw_schedule=1111111:00:00-24:00 fw_time_zone=GMTb fw_remote=0 fw_remote_type= fw_remote_range_start= fw_remote_range_end= fw_remote_single= fw_remote_port=8080 ntp_custom=0 ntp_server= upnp_enable=1 upnp_adv_time=30 upnp_ttl=4 snmp_enable=0 snmp_read_community= snmp_set_community= snmp_sys_name= snmp_sys_contact= snmp_sys_location= snmp_trap_to= dhcpc_enable=1 ipsec_passthrough_enable=1 pppoe_passthrough_enable=1 pptp_passthrough_enable=1 l2tp_passthrough_enable=1 ping_size=60 ping_number=1 ping_interval=1000 ping_timeout=5000 fw_protection=1 fw_filter_proxy=0 fw_filter_cookies=0 fw_filter_java=0 fw_filter_activex=0 fw_block_wanrequest=1 log_enable=0 email_alert=0 dos_thresholds=20 smtp_mail_server= email_alert_addr= email_return_addr= qos_ds=disable qos_dslist=FTP:HHTTP:HTELNET:HSMTP:HPOP3:H0:L0:L0:L device_name=WAG200G lan_ifnames=br0 wlan0 language=1 igmp_proxy=1 wlan_mgr_enable=1 ipppoe_enable=0 timer_interval=3600 wifi_present=1 upnp_uuid_lan=8d401596-1dd2-11b2-a7d3-001ee59944a2 upnp_uuid_wancd=8d401597-1dd2-11b2-a7d3-001ee59944a2 upnp_uuid_wand=8d401596-1dd2-11b2-a7d4-001ee59944a2 upnp_uuid_igd=8d419c36-1dd2-11b2-a7d4-001ee59944a2 Û}\$

woops that's an old cfg files, sry here's the new one:
WAG200G time_zone=GMT+0 2 time_daylight=0 restore_default=0 wan_ifname=nas0 wan_mode=1483bridged wan_iptype=Fixed wan_ipaddr=192.168.0.5 wan_netmask=255.255.255.0 wan_gateway=192.168.0.5 wan_mtu=1500 wan_fix_dns=0 wan_dns1=192.168.0.5 wan_dns2= wan_macaddr= wan_encap=0 pppoa_encap=1 wan_vpivci_detect=1 wan_vpi=0 wan_vci=38 wan_account= wan_domain= wan_dod=0 wan_qos=ubr wan_pcr= wan_scr= wan_cmtu=auto dsl_modulation=MMODE dhcp_dns0= dhcp_dns1= dhcp_dns2= dhcp_wins= lan_if=br0 lan_ipaddr=192.168.0.5 lan_netmask=255.255.255.0 lan_bipaddr=192.168.0.255 dhcp_server_enable=0 dhcp_server_ip= dhcp_start_ip=192.168.0.100 dhcp_end_ip=192.168.0.149 dhcp_reserved= dhcp_lease=0 http_username=admin http_password=admin http_timeout=5 rt_static_route= rt_rip_version=1 rt_rip_direction=0 rt_rip_recvflag=1 rt_rip_sendflag=1 ddns_enable=0 ddns_service_provider=dyndns ddns_user_name= ddns_password= ddns_host_name= tzo_user_name= tzo_password= tzo_host_name= ddns_use_wildcards=0 pppoe_username= pppoe_password= pppoe_idle=5 pppoe_service= pppoe_redial=30 pppoa_username= pppoa_password= pppoa_ipaddr= wifi_ssid=linksys wifi_region= wifi_channel=11 wifi_auth_type=3 wifi_psk_pwd= wifi_psk_lifetime=3600 wifi_key_len=0 wifi_def_key=1 wifi_key1= wifi_key2= wifi_key3= wifi_key4= wifi_access_control=0 wifi_access_type=1 wifi_access_list= wifi_if_on=1 wifi_broadcast_ssid=1 wifi_wep_on=0 wifi_dot11_mode=0 wifi_dot11_iso=0 wifi_rate=0 wifi_radius_port=1812 wifi_beacon_period=100 wifi_dtim_period=1 wifi_rts=2347 wifi_frag=2346 mail_enable=0 mail_logfull=0 mail_sendlog=2 mail_server= mail_recipient= mail_dos=1 mail_portscan=1 mail_block=1 mail_sh_day=0 mail_sh_hour=1 log_dos=1 log_block=1 log_login=1 log_gateway=1 log_type=0 log_remote_ip= fw_nat=0 fw_block=1 fw_access_policy= fw_block_service=dns:17:53-53ping:1:0-0http:6:80-80https:6:443-443ftp:6:21-21pop3:6:110-110imap:6:143-143smtp:6:25-25nntp:6:119-119telnet:6:23-23snmp:17:161-161tftp:17:69-69ike:17:500-500 fw_block_trust_enable=0 fw_block_trust= fw_services_def=Any(ALL):any:1-65535Any(TCP):tcp:1-65535Any(UDP):udp:1-65535AIM:tcp:5190-5190BGP:tcp:179-179BOOTP_CLIENT:udp:68-68BOOTP_SERVER:udp:67-67CU-SEEME:both:7648-24032DNS:both:53-53FINGER:tcp:79-79FTP:tcp:20-21H.323:tcp:1720-1720HTTP:tcp:80-80HTTPS:tcp:443-443IDENT:tcp:113-113IRC:both:6667-6667NEWS:tcp:144-144NFS:udp:2049-2049NNTP:tcp:119-119RCMD:tcp:512-512REAL-AUDIO:tcp:7070-7070REXEC:tcp:514-514RLOGIN:tcp:513-513RTELNET:tcp:107-107RTSP:both:554-554SFTP:tcp:115-115SMTP:tcp:25-25SNMP:both:161-161SNMP-TRAPS:both:162-162SQL-NET:tcp:1521-1521SSH:both:22-22STRMWORKS:udp:1558-1558TACACS:udp:49-49TELNET:tcp:23-23TFTP:udp:69-69VDOLIVE:tcp:7000-7000VPN-IPSEC:udp:500-500VPN-L2TP:udp:1701-1701VPN-PPTP:tcp:1723-1723 fw_services= fw_in_rules=s:1:0:HTTP:0:0:80:80s:2:0:FTP:0:0:21:21s:3:0:FTP-Data&colon;0:0:20:20s:4:0:Telnet:0:0:23:23s:5:0MTP:0:0:25:25s:6:0:TFTP:0:1:69:69s:7:0:finger:0:0:79:79s:8:0:NTP:0:1:123:123s:9:0OP3:0:0:110:110s:10:0:NNTP:0:0:119:119s:11:0NMP:0:1:161:161s:12:0:CVS:0:0:2401:2401s:13:0MS:0:0:2701:2701s:14:0MS-rmctl:0:0:2702:2702 fw_out_rules= fw_dmz_enable=0 fw_dmz= fw_spi=1 fw_response_ping=0 fw_schedule=1111111:00:00-24:00 fw_time_zone=GMTb fw_remote=0 fw_remote_type= fw_remote_range_start= fw_remote_range_end= fw_remote_single= fw_remote_port=8080 ntp_custom=0 ntp_server= upnp_enable=1 upnp_adv_time=30 upnp_ttl=4 snmp_enable=0 snmp_read_community= snmp_set_community= snmp_sys_name= snmp_sys_contact= snmp_sys_location= snmp_trap_to= dhcpc_enable=1 ipsec_passthrough_enable=1 pppoe_passthrough_enable=1 pptp_passthrough_enable=1 l2tp_passthrough_enable=1 ping_size=60 ping_number=1 ping_interval=1000 ping_timeout=5000 fw_protection=1 fw_filter_proxy=0 fw_filter_cookies=0 fw_filter_java=0 fw_filter_activex=0 fw_block_wanrequest=1 log_enable=0 email_alert=0 dos_thresholds=20 smtp_mail_server= email_alert_addr= email_return_addr= qos_ds=disable qos_dslist=FTP:HHTTP:HTELNET:HSMTP:HPOP3:H0:L0:L0:L device_name=WAG200G lan_ifnames=br0 wlan0 language=1 igmp_proxy=1 wlan_mgr_enable=1 ipppoe_enable=0 timer_interval=3600 wifi_present=1 upnp_uuid_lan=8ef91036-1dd2-11b2-8e20-001ee59944a2 upnp_uuid_wancd=8ef91037-1dd2-11b2-8e20-001ee59944a2 upnp_uuid_wand=8ef91036-1dd2-11b2-8e21-001ee59944a2 upnp_uuid_igd=8efa96d6-1dd2-11b2-8e21-001ee59944a2 °‡/7

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For both home and a small busniess setting I have been trying to find info about the possibility of using some form of dumb terminal to provide multimple acces points to a single computer rather than a network of multiple computers.
I would like to use my LCD TVs, (which have AV and PC inputs) as monitors. I am going to purchase a new mac soon, and it seems it would make sense to spend more on 1 mac with more capability rather than 5 mac-minis (yes, I am trying to have 5 access points, with one one mac).
I have CAT5 running to all the locations I want to use, I also have airport.
For the most part I'm expecting only one user at a time, but occasional two. OS X is multi user, but can it support simultaneous users?
I have searched the discussions/forums and some google searching. Maybe I'm asking the wrong questions. But, I can't imagine that I am the only person who has thought of this.
If you have any thoughts or suggesting for further searching I would appreciate it. Thanks

On each of these 'dumb terminals' I assume you are looking to access the complete Mac desktop from the central Mac?
Unfortunately, this can't be done.
In the past, the setup you describe first was used on mainframes where each end node was a dumb terminal. But it was just text.
Next came X11 which does mostly what you are asking about, but each end node is basically a full computer in itself. You can remotely log into a central server and get a complete desktop session. This would take using a central computer that is running full X-Windows and then you'd need a PC running Linux, or running Windows and a X-Terminal package like Exceed or a Mac with X11 installed (not sure if you can make the Mac X11 do a full-blown desktop X session.) Note that as the central server, you'd need a computer running an OS with full-blown X-Windows (Linux, Solaris, HP-UX, etc.) -- OS X is UNIX but it doesn't run full X-Windows as its window manager.
Finally, there is what are called 'thin clients' ... a good example is Sun Microsystems' SunRay... it's enough hardware on the client side to provide display, keyboard and mouse. They boot off a central Sun Solaris server and work just like X-Windows clients. The difference here is that the SunRay unit can't work on its own; it has no disk, and has to boot from the SunRay server.
And of course there's Windows Terminal Services, which lets you do the same thing with Windows. I think that takes Windows Server edition software on the central computer, and then a regular PC as a client.
Sounds like your only option is to use Mac minis as you suggest. But then there's no need for a central computer to share, obviously.

Guest use of a Aironet 1131AG Access Point

I have 2 WLAN's using (mostly) D-Link products - one is for staff only and the other is for guests, and is totally separate from our LAN.
I'm disappointed with D-Link and want to change-over to all-Cisco AP's. I'm fairly satisfied with the 1131 and wish to build on it.
The manual mentions a guest SSID, but I have reservations about network security. (I am thinking of using a single WLAN with multiple SSID's to handle the staff and guests.) What is the opinion on this forum on this issue? (I'm very new to Cisco and classify myself as little more than a beginner with wireless in general.)
Mike Webb
1-man IT shop for a conservation non-profit in central Nebraska

Here's an overview of Cisco's "Granular Guest Access Management and Provisioning" (http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/wireless/ps5678/ps6973/ps8382/prod_brochure0900aecd806b8a72_ps6087_Product_Solution_Overview.html).
Here's is a document on how to configure Guest Access on an Autonomous AP:
VLANs on Aironet Access Points Configuration Example
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/tech/tk722/tk809/technologies_configuration_example09186a0080665ceb.shtml

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