topic Re: Wireless with RA304 in PCs & Accessories

Wireless with RA304

Manner — Tue, 30 May 2006 14:46:51 GMT

Hi There
I have the RA304 desktop with the LAN access point for the media receiver.

My brother across the road has a wireless modem. Is it possible to use the access point to get access to this wireless modem?

Thanks
Manner

Re: Wireless with RA304

kee-lo_ — Wed, 31 May 2006 13:14:40 GMT

If he's within 100M you should be able to

Re: Wireless with RA304

Manner — Fri, 02 Jun 2006 14:57:17 GMT

How can I do this?

I thought that the access point is only capable of sending out - rather than receiving?

I've just got a USB wireless dongle by Belkin that has let me connect to his computer.

Cheers
Manner

Re: Wireless with RA304

kee-lo_ — Fri, 02 Jun 2006 16:19:03 GMT

It sends/recieves

Go to Start > Connect To > Show Available Networks

Re: Wireless with RA304

Manner — Sun, 04 Jun 2006 22:29:26 GMT

Hi Kee-Lo

I cannot see the
" Start > Connect To > Show Available Networks"

I see
Start > Connect To > Show All connections

Is there something in the device manager that I can check to see if my RA304 has the hardware to use the LAN access point to connect to a wireless network?

Thanks
Manner

Re: Wireless with RA304

kee-lo_ — Mon, 05 Jun 2006 13:17:28 GMT

What do you see there? LAN, 1394 and WLAN?

Re: Wireless with RA304

Manner — Mon, 05 Jun 2006 14:27:03 GMT

I see
"1394 Connection
Local Area Connection"

and thats all.

Cheers
Manner

Re: Wireless with RA304

kee-lo_ — Tue, 06 Jun 2006 16:00:10 GMT

Do you not have the access point that came with the machine? This usually connects to the ethernet port.

Re: Wireless with RA304

BartK — Wed, 07 Jun 2006 06:48:48 GMT

Dudes, please... You cannot connect an accesspoint to a wireless modem unless that modem can connect to an access point. You can also not find an access point connected to a LAN port in WLAN settings since there is no WLAN on this vaio. An access point is, and the name sais it all, a point of access. It allows OTHER wireless devices to connect to it, it will then act as a link between these WLAN devices and, if connected, a network or network card. So it is your brother that needs to check if he can connect to your access point and not vice-versa. these chances are however very low.... Since you don't have a WLAN card but only the access point you CANNOT connect to the modem.
Most likely or the modem is already an access point, or it can only accept ad-hoc connections directly to a WLAN card. In both cases you cannot connect to it with the materials bundled with the unit. I hope this clears this out a little bit.

Re: Wireless with RA304

kee-lo_ — Wed, 07 Jun 2006 12:34:02 GMT

So you can use an access point as a booster?

Re: Wireless with RA304

BartK — Thu, 08 Jun 2006 06:06:25 GMT

Wirelesly? This depends on the access point. Sony ones don't. But this is an added feature, by default access points don't.
You in any case can, if you connect the AP to the same wired network as the other AP.

Re: Wireless with RA304

kee-lo_ — Thu, 08 Jun 2006 13:47:10 GMT

Ah right, thanks