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Setting up a wireless connection between two routers (WRT45G)

My Network Attached Storage unit (NAS), needs to be hard wired into a router to be accessible by computers (on the plus side, it’s accessible from any computer with an internet connection).

So, when I decided to move it outside of the living room (where the modem and router are currently set up), I was facing the issue of how to connect my NAS to my network. I happened to have a second router on my hands, and I decided to look into whether or not I would be able to bypass having to run a cable throughout my entire apartment. As it turns out, it’s possible to hook up two routers wirelessly. It’s called “bridging,” the routers.

After some (assisted) research, I found this diagram, which I found very helpful.

An example of how to set up a bridge between two WRT54G routers, from the fine folks of dd-wrt

From dd-wrt.

As it turns out, my second router was DOA, and having to buy a new piece of hardware to set up this wireless bridge anyways, I ended up going with something cheaper, a Wireless Access Point. It’s cheaper than a new router ($35 from newegg). It is fine for my setting, but if anybody wanted to set up a network closer to the one shown in the picture above, a router would be necessary since the device I bought only has a single ethernet port.

Setting up an e-mail forward for Lotus Notes webmail

Log in to your Lotus Notes e-mail account through their web interface. For this example, we’ll use a Queens College’s e-mail address (@qc.cuny.edu).

Then click on “Tools” (located in the menu on the left).

Then Click on “Rules.”

Then click on “New Rule” (located in the header)

The following form will show up.

Enter the rule name where it prompts you to do so (“forward” seems like an appropriate one).

SPECIFY CONDITIONS:

• The first drop down menu should say “sender”.  Click on it, and select “To.”
• The second drop down menu should say “contains.” Leave that one as is.
• The third field is blank. In it, enter your Lotus Notes e-mail address (in this case, the one ending in @qc.cuny.edu).

SPECIFY ACTIONS:

• The first drop down menu should say “move to folder.” Click on it, and select “send copy to.”
• The second field is blank. In it, enter the e-mail address you want the e-mails you receive in your Lotus Notes account (in this case the @qc.cuny.edu address) to be forwarded to.

Click on “Save & Close” (located in the header).

Then, enjoy the convenience of not having to log in to Lotus Notes to check your e-mails.

If you use gmail you can also set up your e-mail options to enable you to send e-mails so that the recipient sees it as if they had been sent from your Lotus Notes accounts (or @qc.cuny.edu address) even though you sent it from your gmail account.

(located on the menu on the left).

Hello world!

In true techy fashion, “Hello world!”