[geeks] bridging networks with wireless

[velociraptor]

On 10/16/06, Phil Brutsche <phil at tux.obix.com> wrote:
> velociraptor wrote:
> > I have a Linksys Wireless bridge that also has a 5-port switch.  It's
> > an earlier version of the current WET54G.  You could simply plug a
> > second interface of the Sun into it, since it's already your gateway,
> > and set up the routing tables.
>
> The Linksys "gaming adapters" are essentially the same; the 802.11b
> version (WGA11B) is $ 25 US:
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16873999101
>
> The 802.11g version (WGA54G) is a little cheaper than a WET54G:
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16873999102
>
> A WET54G might be a better choice though, the "gaming adapters" don't
> support anything beyond WEP security-wise.
>
> They'll let the OP use a *NIX box to double as the policy routing
> gateway.  I'm considering the former myself as the morons who wired my
> new house didn't do it right.
>
> BTW don't get the term "gaming adapter" deter you, they're intended for
> use with anything that has ethernet but no real wireless options.

You might want to read the reviews there on the gaming adaptors, seems
they may have some heat issues from the first glance at the NewEgg
comments.

The price on the WET54G has come down a lot, I paid over $100 for it
when I bought mine over a year ago (iirc, $119 or $129).

=Nadine=