To Add, Does it have to be a separate NIC, or can I connect it to a nearby switch port ? Thanks Mark ----- Original Message ----- From: Euan Cooper To: [ISAserver.org Discussion List] Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2006 5:29 PM Subject: [isalist] RE: Wireless Access with ISA http://www.ISAserver.org Why don't you simply buy a cheap wireless access point and connect that to a standard NIC in your ISA box? That way you can set up a "real" wireless VLAN with suitable access rules to allow just the required traffic onto your network from the wireless VLAN. If all you are actually wanting to do is provided a wireless link for your Laptop in the Computer room when you need it, do you even go through the ISA box ? Before we moved buildings late last year I had a cheap pocket AP set up with a fixed IP address set-up in the computer room. All I had to do was power it up and turn on the wireless card in my laptop when I wanted to use it and power it off again when I was finished. While the AP only does WEP (128 bit at least) because it was only powered up while I was using it and the AP doesn't have a great range anyway I didn't see it as a big issue. In the new building the computer room is right next door to my office rather than in another building so I have not yet had a need to use my laptop in the computer room so the AP has not yet been set-up. However if you really want to learn how to make wireless work through your ISA box, then go and get an AP - or convince your PHB[1] that you "need" one for some reason or other ... -Ec 1 Pointy Haired Boss -----Original Message----- From: Mark Strangways [mailto:strangconst@xxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Thursday, 9 February 2006 10:48 a.m. To: [ISAserver.org Discussion List] Subject: [isalist] RE: Wireless Access with ISA http://www.ISAserver.org The original question is can I use the routing in windows 2003 and ISA 2004 to allow a desktop wireless card form an access point so that my laptop can get service in the server room without me worrying about plugging in. Ok, maybe a bit long winded. I can get it somewhat working thru using it as an Ad-Hoc network, and it even was able to assign an IP from DHCP on the windows 2003 machine. But the connection is not right, no internet, no DNS I expect. I have not spent much time with it, and I don't want to waste any unnecessarily attempts that aren't going to work. I'm not a network Guru, not a guru at all. Looking for advice on if it can be done and how the best way to get it done. And maybe the best way is with a wireless router, just seems to me this should work as well Thanks, Mark ------------------------------------------------------ List Archives: http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=isalist ISA Server Newsletter: http://www.isaserver.org/pages/newsletter.asp ISA Server FAQ: http://www.isaserver.org/pages/larticle.asp?type=FAQ ------------------------------------------------------ Visit TechGenix.com for more information about our other sites: http://www.techgenix.com ------------------------------------------------------ You are currently subscribed to this ISAserver.org Discussion List as: strangconst@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe visit http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=isalist Report abuse to listadmin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx