Network Name Setting

[Fumbler]

I'm getting confused by all the seemingly similar abbreviations and identifiers.

My network and information sources seem to say:
SSID = Network Name.
My PCI Wireless Adapter card settings have two name fields:
Configuration Name, presently "Default"; and
Network Name (SSID), presently blank.
There's a BSSID field, which is set to the MAC Address of the WAP.

My WAP shows two fields, one called SSID (presently default set to "default" - but shouldn't this be the same as that of the PCI Adapter?) and System Name (presently set as "admin"). What's the difference between System Name and Network Name?

My router has so many fields for names, many presently blank, that I'm not sure what to do with them:
the WAN page has an optional Host Name (presently blank - should it be my ISP?; or my own network name?; does it do anything?);
the LAN has a blank Domain Name.

On the DDNS page, wherein the DDNS is disabled, I'm presented with an alternative Provider list {DynDNS.org, TZO.com, and dhs.org), the fields for Host Name (blank), Username/E-mail (blank) and Password/Key (blank). What, if anything, should I be doing with this?

The SNMP, which I understand I can use for network management (altho' I seem to be doing OK without touching this), has two name fields: there's Get Community, presently set as "public", and Set Community, set as "private". I think these ought to be both set to the same, and that should be the same as the SSID. Am I correct?

I'm using dynamic IP Addressing for my WAN; but cannot get the network to interconnect on the LAN side if I set the PCs wireless adapter cards to this - they have to have both their IP address, Gateway IP Address, and the DNS set to specific values for me to get 'net access.

[wirelesssguru]

I'll anwser what I can before my battery dies!



My network and information sources seem to say:
SSID = Network Name.

***Simply, this is your wireless network name -- not your computer network name --

My PCI Wireless Adapter card settings have two name fields:
Configuration Name, presently "Default"; and
Network Name (SSID), presently blank.

***Config Name: This setting allows you to have multipal settings. Example, you bring your lap top to work and use their wireless, thus their settings (wep, ssid, etc) so you call that config name 'work'. Then when your home you have a setting called 'home' for your own settings (wep,ssid,etc)

***SSID: Yes, your SSID needs to match the wireless network (ap) SSID, if not they won't conect.

There's a BSSID field, which is set to the MAC Address of the WAP.

My WAP shows two fields, one called SSID (presently default set to "default" - but shouldn't this be the same as that of the PCI Adapter?)

***Yes

System Name (presently set as "admin"). What's the difference between System Name and Network Name?

*** What AP are you using?

My router has so many fields for names, many presently blank, that I'm not sure what to do with them:
the WAN page has an optional Host Name (presently blank - should it be my ISP?; or my own network name?; does it do anything?);

*** Most you do not have to enter a router name, it all depends on the ISP. What ISP and router are you using?

the LAN has a blank Domain Name.

On the DDNS page, wherein the DDNS is disabled, I'm presented with an alternative Provider list {DynDNS.org, TZO.com, and dhs.org), the fields for Host Name (blank), Username/E-mail (blank) and Password/Key (blank). What, if anything, should I be doing with this?

The SNMP, which I understand I can use for network management (altho' I seem to be doing OK without touching this), has two name fields: there's Get Community, presently set as "public", and Set Community, set as "private". I think these ought to be both set to the same, and that should be the same as the SSID. Am I correct?

I'm using dynamic IP Addressing for my WAN; but cannot get the network to interconnect on the LAN side if I set the PCs wireless adapter cards to this - they have to have both their IP address, Gateway IP Address, and the DNS set to specific values for me to get 'net access.

*** I strongly reommend you search the web for home networking site to anwser the rest of your questions.

WG:)

[Fumbler]

Thanks WirelessGuru for your patience, time and trouble - I hope your battery has a bit more life left.

I'm running DLink stuff (DI-604 router, DWL-5000AP, DWL-A520 PCI adapters & A650 for the laptop).

I'm accessing the 'net via broadband cable, with ntlworld my ISP (600Kbps down, 125 up).

Believe me, I have read the manuals, some books, and scoured the 'net.

I've tried to do too much at once - networking, wireless, broadband. And floundered for a couple of months.

The system is working now, and at a fair speed, on all the PCs. But not configured optimally - for automatic IP addressing or safety (tho' I'm getting there with the latter - I've enabled MAC addressing filtering, I think:)

I'll plod on.

Once again, thanks.