Unfortunately it's not that simple. In the apartment complex I don't have access to a modem or hardline - just the wireless. :-( I want to setup Gigabit between my machines for file transfers.
hum; there is no Gigabit wireless for the uplink. you can use it between your systems,
but the WiFi uplink will be much slower.
as for the configuration ---
1) you must know the ip address of the upstream router;
it normally ends with
.1
but is not required to be so. (eg aaa.bbb.ccc.1)
Count the number of systems you can have online at the same time and add one.
starting from 253, subtract you system count; this will be the lowest IP address you
will use (X).
wire one of your systems to your WiFi device, login.
Go to the LAN settings, and set
the WiFi router address at aaa.bbb.ccc.X
your LAN address range from aaa.bbb.ccc.X->aaa.bbb.ccc.253.
Leave or active DHCP on.
This is the effect:
The upstream router will create addresses from x.2 and upward.
you will have addresses from X upward
There is a possibility that the upstream router could get up to your X->253 addresses
but that is unlikely.