Les Mikesell wrote:
On Sun, 2006-01-29 at 11:14, Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote:
The home combo router/ap/switch boxes are so cheap these
days that it is probably not worth the effort to use
anything else. In fact if you need a second access
point the cheapest way to do it may be to get a
pair of routers, connect by ethernet on the switch
side, and disable the WAN side of the 2nd unit.
If you shop for closeouts/rebates you might find
them for around $20.
If you get one that has the bridge mode, you don't have to
disable the WAN side, and you get one extra port out of the
deal. The problem the OP has is that most will not act as
a wireless bridge, with the wireless connection being a
NIC and not an AP. You end up having to spend a bit more
for one that will do that, or buying a wireless bridge.
When you run a pair in wireless bridge mode, do they
still work as access points for additional devices?
When they act as a bridge they don't allow connection via clients
John
