Topic: Gateway Server Problem

[Paulus]

I'm trying to get my server to be a gateway server. I'll tell you the story:

I reconfigured my SME Box to be in gateway mode. My modem has an IP of 10.1.1.1, so on the external NIC I made it's IP 10.1.1.100
On the Internal side I have a wireless router and it has an IP of 192.168.0.1 I did set the Internal NIC as 192.168.0.105 and have made the internal NIC issue DHCP, so in my router I have WAN set to receive DHCP and it works.

My problem is, I can't ping my server from my computer on the LAN network. If I login into my wireless router, that can ping 192.168.0.105 (internal SME NIC), it can also ping 10.1.1.100 (external NIC) and it can ping 10.1.1.1 (Broadband modem).

So if the wireless router can ping everything, how come I can't even Ping the internal NIC?

I am using a D-Link modem and a D-Link wireless router with a 4 port switch.

Does anyone have any idea's?

[ansentry]

I am using a D-Link (DSL 504T) Modem and a D-Link (DI-624)Wireless Router with my Server-Gateway setup.

This is how I am setup.

Modem is set to Bridge Mode.
WAN NIC on SME Plugged into Ethernet port of the Modem.
PPPoE UserName and Password entered into SME.
IP Address of SME Server 192.168.44.11
DHCP Range for SME 192.168.44.100 -192.168.44.120
Do this to your router;
Turn off DHCP
Give it a Static Address (192.168.44.31)
Setup you wireless
Plug cable from LAN NIC on SME to one of the 4 ports on the router.
DO NOT PLUG ANY CABLE INTO THE WAN PORT OF THE ROUTER.
Plug any 3 computer into the vacant ports on the Router.
You can then connect to the Server and Internet etc using Wire or Wireless.

Setup this way the router is an Wireless Access point with 3 vacant ports.

If you wanted to do it "correctly" then you would connect the cable from the LAN NIC on the SME to a Switch and then plug an Access Point into the switch.

I think that I read on the D-Link site that you should not use a wireless router as an access port ........... but i don't have any problems with mine.

Hope this help you.

[Paulus]

Thanks so much for that guide ansentry  

I did exactly the same except used different IP address and it's all working        

Thanks again      

[ansentry]

Glad you got it all working.