i have a CNET wireless access point which can be SETUP using a browser. i did every setup regarding wireless and its connected to my laptop where i can share files and folder. regarding one settings of the access point it ask to ENTER the ip address, DNS,MAC etc. problem is that what should i enter those? i have a fibre optic internet connection where all the LAN properties are set to automatic and the ISP provide connection only in my MAc address. for this reason i cant access internet through the wireless AP even if the cable is put in the LAN port. please provide a solution for this. how can i find the ip address of my LAN which is to be put in to the access point settings. in windows ip configuration it shows the static ip address provided by ISP. i tried by entering that ip. but failed. pls help meLet me understand this...you have a fiber connection to what? Did they give you a router? Or is it connected right into your computer?

Normally your interenet connection goes to a router and the router reads all the settings like IP DNS etc...than it gives your LAN a address and and sends requests to your ISP DNS server.

The information you are asking about comes from your local LAN. there is no router in my side. i have only the LAN cable which i put to my notebook directly and in this condition internet comes and the ipconfig/all shows like this

ip address--78.139.172.198( this is my wan ip)

default gateway-78.139.172.1
DNS- 213.157.198.192
213.196.198.193

Subnet mask- 255.255.255.0
In the LAN properties all the settings are automatic. now if i put the same cable to the wireless access point and connect my notebook wirelessly to the access point, i cant browse any page. what setting should i make in the access point?That cable you are plugging into your notebook - what's on the other end of it? its coming from the top of the building. may be a modem with a optical fiber.in the other end of the cable a switch/hub is there without router as ISP provide each computer a specific internet Ip address assigned to the MAC address of the network cardIs this a "Home" network? Some ISPs tie your SERVICE to a specific MAC address.

What is the make and model number of the CNET wireless access point?

With that information someone might be able to pull up documentation on the internet to see what its configuration options are. Specifically whether it has a local DHCP server capability. Also most home routers provide capability to "clone your MAC address" (to that needed to satisfy ISP). Not sure if your wireless access point has that capability.ya. exactly. my isp provide to a single card with one MAC address. my access point has the option to change/clone the mac address. i did too. but will same result. cant even ping the WAN ip address(78.139......) after using it. only i can ping the local ip address of the access point and the wireless network card address. pls preview my access point here
http://www.cnet.com.tw/product/cwa-854ht.htm1. User Guide. For anyone following this THREAD, here is a PDF download of CWA-854HT User's Guide.

2. Thinking Out Loud. My first thought is that you're trying to use the wrong component in your network. Normally, someone would use a home wireless router to isolate their "private" Local Area Connection (LAN) from the "public" Internet. These components generally provide one Wide Area Network (WAN) port to connect towards the internet source, four wired LAN ports for connections within your home network, and a wireless hub to link your wireless clients to your home LAN. But I haven't read the linked document yet to see what functionality your wireless access point provides. Will get back to you after I've read it, with my thoughts on how it can be used (to link your home network to the internet?).

3. References. This website www.home-network-help.com is very useful. You probably should look at the sublink to their wireless network pages.If you want internet access for multiple computers through a single public internet address (home?); you should be using a home router; either wired, wireless, or combination. They usually provide four wired ethernet LAN ports that permit you to setup a private Local Area Network. They also include hardware firewall to further separate your private network from the public internet.

Your wireless access point by itself is not going to work. It can however be wired to a home router to provide a wireless hub (or an additional wireless hub).

The other option which no one would recommend for security reasons is to use the "Internet Connection Sharing" capability of the Windows operating SYSTEM. This requires a computer with two NICs; one connected directly to your internet connection, the other to your wireless access point (or Local Area Network. Then as long as that computer is up and running, your other computers can access the internet through it and the wireless access point. Again this is a very poor solution.

You should also remove the public IP address from your post (using "Modify" button on that reply) as you don't need unwelcome visitors.