Game server, home network, SD2005 switch, need to add wireless...
OK, I have my cable modem going directly to game server (PC running windows xp as game host), PC has 2 NIC's. Second NIC goes to SD2005 switch to 2 home gaming PC's, printer, playstation 3. Goal was to have gaming server direct access to internet.... Allow our PC's to access games without going outside intranet. How do I hook up WRT310N to the sd2005 and then run the Printer, Playstation3 off the WRT310N??? Or am I making this way to complicated???lol
I also have a ethernet hookup for a workbench too that I swap out connections on the SD2005 for repairing PC's...
So, In a nutshell
PC gaming host
2 gaming PC's
Ethernet printer
Ethernet Playstation3
Ethernet connection to workbench
Need to add the WRT310N v2 to get wireless
Need gigabit access to internet for all but printer & Playstation
Have SD2005 gigabit switch
1 gaming PC needs access to website host for FTP without all the security problems (which has been a pain with Vista)
SO, WHAT WOULD YOU DO.... I know just enough to make a mess...lol
As you want the game server directly connected to your internet connection it must operate as your internet gateway for all other devices. For that, you have to enable ICS (Internet Connection Sharing) on the game server. Use the Windows wizard to set it up. Share the internet netconnection from the 1st NIC to the LAN on the 2nd NIC. Of course, with this kind of setup your game server must be up and running whenever you want to use your LAN.
Your game server will use static IP 192.168.0.1 with subnet mask 255.255.255.0 on the 2nd NIC and provides DHCP.
Now connect the SD2005 to the 2nd NIC. Wire another computer to the SD2005 and it should get an IP address 192.168.0.* and should have internet through the game server.
Set up the WRT as simple wireless access point. Wire a computer to a LAN port of the WRT. Open the web interface http://192.168.1.1/ Now change the LAN IP address of the WRT from 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.0.254 and turn off the DHCP server. Save settings. You'll loose the connection. Unplug the computer. Now wire one of the LAN ports of the WRT to the SD2005. Do not use the internet port of the WRT!
That's it. Don't forget to configure the wireless on the WRT through the web interface now at http://192.168.0.254/
Your LAN computers can access the game server directly on the LAN IP address 192.168.0.1 or through its public IP address.
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