[Alan Anderson]

When you're done configuring the DAP, its IP address will be 10.17.23.1 (for FRC Team #1723). Your computer's IP address will need to be compatible in order for them to communicate. For a Driver Station using a wireless connection, the preferred IP address is 10.17.23.9 (again, for Team #1723). Since you can ping the DAP when connected by a wire, it sounds like you've gotten that far.

Before you can ping the DAP wirelessly, you need to establish an actual wireless connection. Do that just like connecting to any wireless access point. You probably set the SSID to "1723" with no security. One bit of trivia has tripped up several teams at this point: your computer probably is capable only of 2.4 GHz networking. If that's the case, make sure you haven't told the DAP to use only the 5 GHz band.

802.11 is good for several hundred feet. Unless you've buried the DAP under motors or metal structure, you shouldn't have any problems maintaining communication on the field.

And you don't need the old blue/black router.