AboutHrire Mikaelian Expertise Windows 95/98/2000/XP/Vista workstation and Windows 2000/2003 server networking, Group Policy and wireless configurations. Have knowledge about workstation Ghosting, and also the ins and outs of hardware troubleshooting.
Experience 15 years of experience as a hobbyist and Senior Systems Administrator
Education/Credentials BA, BCom in Information Technology Management. No IT certifications. However, I have taken several Windows, Novell and Networking courses.
Question I have small-sized ethernet lan in my home. My internet access is 3.6Mbps, UMTS, HSDPA enabled wireless connection. I have gentoo linux configured as a router with ip masquerade & dhcp/dns. I've bought a 802.11 card recently (d-link 520+) and want to configure my windows xp computer to be a network bridge/access point because this card does not work with old computer on witch gentoo router is installed. How can I accomplish a task of having wireless access in my house if i can install my 802.11 card only in a computer with win xp?
Answer HI There.
If you want to make your Windows XP computer the wireless access point, you will need it to have one physical network card (ethernet) and one wireless card.
The ethernet should be connected to the cable modem/external connection. The wireless card will need to be configured so that it can act as an access point (I believe the d-link 520+ card has the capability of setting that up through software configuration - you may wish to check this with D-link by contacting them directly).
If the software or router settings do not allow you to configure a gateway type of configuration, do a search on google for software with the keyword "route" or "routing". There is a good program called Winroute and another one Wingate which I used to use several years ago in a similar configuration. You probably will be able to use this software as a way to get the wireless card to act as an access point.
I hope this explains or gives you some ideas. If you need more assistance, please send a followup.
