[ubuntu-in] wi-fi solution discussion

[Rohit V Bhute]

Hi all,

After reading through reviews and checking through the HCL and stock 
availability in stores, I bought a Linksys WRH54G wireless router and a 
WUSB54GC USB wireless adapter. The wireless adapter is fully supported 
out of the box - I plugged it in and it came up in Network Manager with 
the router's SSID, though I haven't yet tested WPA2.

I'm still setting up the router. This is not a strictly Linux question, 
though.

Current setup (modem is desktop's gateway):
(Desktop:192.168.5.84) >> (Modem:192.168.5.1)

Desired setup (router is everyone's gateway, modem is router's gateway):
(Desktop:192.168.5.84) >> (Router:192.168.5.2) >> (Modem:192.168.5.1)
(Other Machines)---------------^

(the >> indicate wired connection, everything else is wireless)

Most guides on the net simply say "plug in the cable from the modem into 
the WAN port". But I am not so sure. For one, I have turned off DHCP on 
the modem.

If I try to select static IP as the type of Internet connection on the 
router, I am stuck at the gateway. The values I enter are:

IP: 192.168.5.1/255.255.255.0
DNS: openDNS IPs

What gateway should I enter?

I am sure I'm getting something basic wrong. Configuring the WAN is the 
next major block for me.

Regards.
-- 
Rohit V. Bhute
http://rvbhute.org