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> First, let me say that I don't think any one network card will let you
> use 802.11a and 802.11g at the same time. I'm not sure you were asking to
> do this, but it isn't doable.
> You also ask how to use 802.11a for one device and 802.11g for another.
> You can do this, but not quite how you suggest. What you suggest is to
> have the MCE use 802.11a to access the internet and use 802.11g to access
> the MCX. Instead, what you can do is configure the MCE to talk to the
> access point via 802.11a or 802.11g, then configure the MCX to talk to the
> access point via the other. This is something you can do and is a great
> way to increase your available bandwidth. While all communications
> between the MCX and MCE will have to make to wireless hops (one hop from
> from the MCE to the AP, and the one from the AP to the MCX) these hops
> will use separate frequency ranges so they don't have to share the
> available bandwidth in either frequency range.
> You would likely have trouble using both channels because access points
> often give the same SSID to both channels. When you specify the SSID
> you'd like to use on the MCE or MCX, the devices will consider any
> connection it can make and choose the preferred one. Different components
> have different preferences, but they may look at the signal strength or
> network type. However, in this case the individual devices don't realize
> that you're trying to coordinate the selection with the other machine.
> They need your smarts, and the only way you can indicate to each device
> which channels is to be used is to change the SSID of the channels so they
> are different for 802.11a and 802.11g and then select different SSIDs on
> each device.
> You can typically change the SSID through the access point's
> configuration panel exposed to your web browser. Often this is at
> http://192.168.1.1 or http://192.168.0.1. If you're not sure about the
> address the access point is using, you can run ipconfig in a 'cmd' console
> (click the "Start" button on the desktop toolbor, select the "Run" menu
> item and then type 'cmd'. When the console window opens run 'ipconfig').
> The "Default Gateway" for your network connection is also your access
> point. For instance, if you saw the below output from ipconfig, you could
> access your access point at http://192.168.1.1
>>> C:\Documents and Settings\user>ipconfig
>>> Windows IP Configuration
>>> Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
>>> Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : redmond.corp.microsoft.com
>>> IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.101
>>> Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
>>> Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
> Once you've found the configuration panel for your access point, look for
> the SSID in the wireless settings. Make sure they are unique per network
> type- perhaps by adding '-a' to the 802.11a SSID and '-g' to the 802.11g
> SSID.
> After changing the SSIDs, the AP will need to reset and you'll need to
> reconnect any wireless devices to one of the "new" networks. You should
> then reconfigure your MCX and MCE to use a different channels by selecting
> different SSIDs. On the MCE, you might try right-clicking on the network
> connection icon in the system tray (this icon probably looks like a
> computer screen giving off radar waves). Right-click it and select "View
> available wireless networks." If you don't find it there, go to the
> Control Panel and go to the Networking section. Again, you should find
> the network adapter of interest, right-click and select "View available
> wireless networks."
> I don't have an XBox handy to detail the steps needed to select the
> network on your MCX. Go through the wireless settings though, when you
> are asked to select a wireless network pick the one with your modified
> SSID.
> Reply if this works or not, or if you need anymore explanation on the
> instructions. I'll try to stay tuned, good luck.
> "brentromero" <brentrom...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:C569976E-295D-4237-9E43-7F2B3ABC8E76@microsoft.com...
>> Using only a Linksys WRT54g router, Gateway Desktop MCE with Linksys
>> WPM55
>> A+G network cark, and the Linksys MCX, I want to separate the A and G
>> channels.
>> How do I do this? I can't locate the Wireless Zero Configuration in my
>> MCE
>> 2005 Desktop (Gateway 820 GM) per the Linksys A + G NIC instructions
>> (just to
>> load the drivers).
>> I can activate one or the other freqs but I can't seem to activate both
>> simo. Also, is it possible/feasible/practical to configure my MCE to
>> communicate wirelessly on the 802.11a freq to the MCX and then use the
>> 802.11g freq for internet access, etc.?
>> I currently have the MCX wired to the Linksys G router but the bandwidth
>> is
>> used up in a hurry if the laptop is also running (wireless also).
>> ONe guy recommended ad hoc config but MCX does not give good ad
>> hoc...only
>> infrastructure.
>> TIA
>> --
>> brentromero
