On Sun, 2006-01-29 at 12:30 -0500, Karen Spearel wrote: > On Sun, 2006-01-29 at 11:28 -0500, Claude Jones wrote: > > On Sun January 29 2006 11:14 am, Neil Cherry wrote: > > > Most store bought AP don't support this setup. You can purchase > > > a Wireless bridge to connect network B through the AP to everything > > > else. The WRT54 family with OpenWRT, HyperWRT or the other 3rd > > > party software can do this. You would keep one D-Link as an AP > > > and get a WRT54GL (if you're buying new), setup the OpenWRT software > > > as a client and connect to the D-Link. See this: > > > > > > http://wiki.openwrt.org/ClientModeHowto > > > > Thanks. That does look like exactly what I''m trying to do. I actually have a > > WRT54G here. But, it's configured to just be plugged in and work, in the > > event that my FC4 box goes down, or if I need to perform hardware/software > > upgrades on the box. With an FC5 install looming in a couple of months, I > > don't think I want to reassign this router to this immediate need. I guess I > > need to just bite the bullet and get a wireless NIC for that other machine > > that will work with Linux as well as Windows... Unless someone else has a > > better idea. > > -- > > Claude Jones > > Bluemont, VA, USA > > > I understand that the latest version of the Linksys WRT54s no longer use > Linux internally ***unless*** you get the special 'L' version...I doubt > that your local big box store will stock that one. This may make > reflashing to use OpenWRT problematic. Caveat emptor. > The WRT54GS will work with open firmware according to the openwrt site. > -- Travis Fraser <travis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
