calgarychris
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Hi,
I have built my network as per the attached diagram. Unfortunately, as it is multi-level, I have had to bridge the D-Link DAP-1522 to the Billion 7800N wireless router. The devices connected directly to the Billion are upstairs, the devices connected to the DAP-1522 are downstairs. The transfer speeds are pitiful, but I manage. The devices are bridged wirelessly with WPA2-PSK on the same subnet 192.168.1.xxx. Every piece of equipment is assigned fixed IPs for simplicity.
I have two problems with this arrangement and one question:
1) Devices that are connected to the DAP-1522 can be accessed across the network by the iMac or wirelessly from the Asus laptop but cannot be seen by other devices connected to the DAP. The workaround was to purchase the GS105 switch and connect the media player (Boxee Box) to the media server (FreeNAS server). Transfer speeds between the two are sufficient to play HD with no stutter, and the lights on the GS105 suggest they are connected at GigE. While the setup works, if someone could shed any light on why the switch was required, I would appreciate it
2) I was recently trying to test the FreeNAS system using iperf, by connecting the Asus laptop via the GS105, however it would only connect at 100Mbps (as reported by device manager). The laptop is GigE capable and when connected to the DAP directly, reports as such under device manager but then cannot see the FreeNAS server (the problem above). While I originally was using cat5e, I purchased cat6 but this did not solve the issue - it still connects to the GS105 at 100Mbps.
The laptop is GigE, the switch and the router are both GigE. The cables to the server and to the laptop are cat6...Can anyone shed some light on the two issues above?
As for the question, the Billion 7800N provides wifi and is protected with a 30 character, complex password. Am I correct in assuming that the network would therefore be reasonably secure from outside intrusion and that any passwords on the LAN side could therefore be less secure without compromising its integrity? I am not concerned with physical access/security as a break-in would be covered by insurance
. Final bonus question - any suggestion on how to improve transfer speed between the Billion and DAP would be greatly appreciated - currently I get ~8Mbps.
Thanks very much for any help or advice!
Chris
I have built my network as per the attached diagram. Unfortunately, as it is multi-level, I have had to bridge the D-Link DAP-1522 to the Billion 7800N wireless router. The devices connected directly to the Billion are upstairs, the devices connected to the DAP-1522 are downstairs. The transfer speeds are pitiful, but I manage. The devices are bridged wirelessly with WPA2-PSK on the same subnet 192.168.1.xxx. Every piece of equipment is assigned fixed IPs for simplicity.
I have two problems with this arrangement and one question:
1) Devices that are connected to the DAP-1522 can be accessed across the network by the iMac or wirelessly from the Asus laptop but cannot be seen by other devices connected to the DAP. The workaround was to purchase the GS105 switch and connect the media player (Boxee Box) to the media server (FreeNAS server). Transfer speeds between the two are sufficient to play HD with no stutter, and the lights on the GS105 suggest they are connected at GigE. While the setup works, if someone could shed any light on why the switch was required, I would appreciate it
2) I was recently trying to test the FreeNAS system using iperf, by connecting the Asus laptop via the GS105, however it would only connect at 100Mbps (as reported by device manager). The laptop is GigE capable and when connected to the DAP directly, reports as such under device manager but then cannot see the FreeNAS server (the problem above). While I originally was using cat5e, I purchased cat6 but this did not solve the issue - it still connects to the GS105 at 100Mbps.
The laptop is GigE, the switch and the router are both GigE. The cables to the server and to the laptop are cat6...Can anyone shed some light on the two issues above?
As for the question, the Billion 7800N provides wifi and is protected with a 30 character, complex password. Am I correct in assuming that the network would therefore be reasonably secure from outside intrusion and that any passwords on the LAN side could therefore be less secure without compromising its integrity? I am not concerned with physical access/security as a break-in would be covered by insurance
. Final bonus question - any suggestion on how to improve transfer speed between the Billion and DAP would be greatly appreciated - currently I get ~8Mbps.Thanks very much for any help or advice!
Chris
