Re: Wireless Access Point and proxy server setup problem

["Peter Dow (ML)" <maillist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I used IP addresses when pinging to avoid DNS issues.  When the AP is 
connected to the switch, ping gets results; when the AP is connected to 
the Netgear router, ping gets no response.

Booth Martin wrote:
> I am curious if it is perhaps a DNS issue.  Are you using an IP address 
> and not a name?  can you ping the IP?
>
> Peter Dow (ML) wrote:
>   
> > Hi Everyone,
> >
> > I'm not a network expert, and I have the following setup:
> >
> > DSL modem connects to Netgear router which has a static IP address of 
> > 10.1.1.1.  Three of the NG router's 4 LAN ports are connected to a 1GB 
> > switch,  a Netgear wireless access point (static IP address of 10.0.0.5) 
> > , and a fiber optic transceiver that connects to another campus.  The 
> > proxy server PC has two network interface cards (NICs), both connected 
> > to the 1GB switch.  The proxy server NICs have static IP addresses of 
> > 10.1.1.2 and 10.0.0.1.  PCs on the LAN specify the proxy server 
> > (10.0.0.1) as their gateway, DNS server and proxy server.
> >
> > DSL modem --> Netgear router (10.1.1.1) --> switch --> (10.1.1.2) proxy 
> > server
> >                    |    |                    |   |____________________| 
> > (10.0.0.1)
> >                    |    |                    |
> >                    |    |                    |_________ PCs (10.0.0.n)
> >                    |    |
> >                    |    |__________Netgear wireless access point (10.0.0.5)
> >                    |
> >                    |_________> FDDI -> FDDI -> hub -> PCs (10.0.0.n)
> >                                                 |
> >                                                 |
> >                                                 |_____Airport wireless 
> > repeater
> >
> >
> >             Airport wireless repeater --> switch --> PCs (10.0.0.n)
> >
> > I hope that comes through.  The intent is to isolate the initial Netgear 
> > router on its own subnet (10.1.1.n) so all the PCs have to go through 
> > the proxy server to get to it.
> >
> > Everything works fine except the Netgear wireless access point.  PCs 
> > that connect via this device are unable to see anything on the LAN, 
> > including the proxy server.
> >
> > If I attach the Netgear AP to the same 1GB switch the proxy server is 
> > connected to, it works fine.
> >
> > What am I missing?  Do I need some sort of static route in the Netgear 
> > router for this to work?
> >
> > *Peter Dow* /
> > Dow Software Services, Inc.
> > 909 793-9050
> > pdow@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:pdow@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> /
> >   
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