Wired LAN party...with Internet access

[thechemgeek]

Okay, here we go...

I'm having a LAN party. I have a nice 24 port switch and router...all wired. The location I'm having it at happens to have wireless internet (btw, a wireless connection I have no control over) I would like to allow my LAN party people access to the internet for checking email...updating Steam. We wouldn't game over the internet connection. I'm assuming that all I need is a wireless adapter with a RJ-45 port where I would then plug this into the WAN port of the router and bam...I have internet. Does this sound right?

I was thinking of getting this to serve this purpose:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16833127153

so, my setup would be:

[internet] > [wireless network] > [D-Link DWL-G820 2.4GHz Wireless gaming adapter] > [D-Link EBR-2310 10/100Mbps Ethernet Broadband Router] > [24-port HP switch] > [gamers/computers/consoles]

or is there another product you might suggest? i'm kinda new to the wireless stuff, but it seems it would work for me.

[Chris_c]

If your router has a WAN port i dont see any reason it would not.

You would have:

Internet > Wireless *.*.*.* < Wireless gaming adapter < 24-port switch Hub < Wired conections.

So... Internet plugged into wireless router as normal.. Wireless gaming adapter to pick up the wireless internet, send that to your WAN port on the 24 port HUB. And you should have internet access for all.

I dont know about setting up that gaming throught the Hub though.. i'm guessing you can via IP address!

I've got a bit rusty on wireless, does this sound right to anyone?

*.*.*.* = wireless signal :p

[TonyT]

Internet - Modem - -Router - Switch - Wifi
...............................................|............
...........................................Clients........

Any client will already have access to Internet via wire. Wifi clients will also have Internet access via te wifi which acts as an access point. (IF that particular gaming adapter can be put into access point mode only, else trash it and just get an ap)

[thechemgeek]

If your router has a WAN port i dont see any reason it would not.

You would have:

Internet > Wireless *.*.*.* < Wireless gaming adapter < 24-port switch Hub < Wired conections.


that's exactly my thinking...and yes the router (not in your description above) does have WAN port.

Internet - Modem - -Router - Switch - Wifi
...............................................|............
...........................................Clients........

Any client will already have access to Internet via wire. Wifi clients will also have Internet access via te wifi which acts as an access point. (IF that particular gaming adapter can be put into access point mode only, else trash it and just get an ap)

actually, we don't have modem. there is only some sort of wireless router in the building that we can access. there isn't a hardware internet port that i can access. i'm hoping the wireless adapter can simply connect to it, giving us all sweet internet love.

[Chris_c]

that's exactly my thinking...and yes the router (not in your description above) does have WAN port.

Does the router have WAN in and WAN out?
thats why i left the router out, didnt see you needing it as long as the hub has WAN in!

[thechemgeek]

got all the hardware in and tried it out at home. after setting up the wireless adapter, i was able to connect to one of about 10 wireless networks in my neighborhood. this is going to kick butt.

[YeOldeStonecat]

Windows can connect to multiple networks and access resources on each..you can play games on your wired LAN...yet still access the internet from your unsuspecting neighbor through wireless. It auto adjusts to metric settings just fine to detemine resources on each...it will search for internet on whichever connection has the lowest metric settings (based somewhat on latency)...if nothing there..move onto the next connection.