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Re: Help Needed for Network

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Originally Posted by Alan Anderson View Post
If you really want to have a laptop-connected router in the mix, you can do it. Set the D-Link to "bridge" mode and configure it to connect to the router's SSID.

Why do you want to do that? Does your laptop not have wireless networking capability?
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To clarify Alan's post, the typical setup is "robot <--> DAP-1522 <~~> laptop". Unless your laptop lacks wireless capabilities, this would be the easiest way to program and operate your robot from a laptop.
Our team has always used a router. It expands the range of the wireless at least two-fold, making it much easier to operate the robot at community events or during driver's practice. I would also be interested in an answer to 1605's question. We had no problems connecting using the Robot<->DLink<~>Router<->DS setup before the 2013 driver's station, but now we cannot connect at all. Haven't done much troubleshooting yet though, will update tomorrow after I figure it out.
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