Wireless in Uni room

[paul591]

Hi all.

I am a software engineer, so not totally clueless, but i have got my head a bit fuzzled here.

Scenario.
University supplies one network socket. The uni net work requires your mac address to register, but after that, IP allocation is done by DHCP.

We are allowed one IP.

So, i want to set up a wireless subent in my room. I have two wireless enabled laptops. and a Dell 1170 truemobile base station (not access point - different model - dell stupidly called them the same number)

The WAN port on the base station can obtain its IP by DHCP, but the LAN port cannot.

Does this mean that basically i cannot use this base station under these circumstances, or can I put a patch from the wall socket into the WAN port?

What is the difference between the WAN port and the LAN port physically, is the WAN an uplink??

Any help would be grately appreciated.

I basically need to be able to connect a Wireless router to a university network that supplies IP by DHCP. doesnt sound too complex does it!!

Cheers for the help in advance.

Paul

[JackMDS]

WAN port is an Uplink.

However, that is Not the important difference.

A Wireless Cable/DSL Router is a combo unit of Routing Circuits, 4 port switch, and Gateway mode Access Point (A wire only Router does not have the Access Point part.

The LAN port is just a port on the switch, the WAN port goes into the Routing circuit and the output goes Routed to the switch.

I.e. past the WAN port, you are on a second (private) Network.

This is how it looks like (only in your case the Input is Not the Internet but the Univ. local feed)

http://www.ezlan.net/network/router.jpg.

Your LAN pass the Router would have its own private IP of the 192.168.xxx.xxx type. And would be assigned by the Router’s DHCP server.

:cool:

P.S. Many institution do not allow Routing within there system, Check with your IT people otherwise you might be Banned.