[gentoo-user] Re: [OT]advice for a wireless router

2007-10-29 Thread Grant Edwards
On 2007-10-29, b.n. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dan Farrell ha scritto: On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 01:13:25 +0100 b.n. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Think of an AP as a way to connect wireless interfaces to the same switch/hub as you can the wired connections. They usually bridge the connections.

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: [OT]advice for a wireless router

2007-10-29 Thread Jerry McBride
On Monday 29 October 2007 10:40:08 am Grant Edwards wrote: On 2007-10-29, b.n. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dan Farrell ha scritto: On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 01:13:25 +0100 b.n. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Think of an AP as a way to connect wireless interfaces to the same switch/hub as you can the

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: [OT]advice for a wireless router

2007-10-29 Thread brullo nulla
On 10/29/07, Jerry McBride [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Do you really need router functionality? If not, I've had tremendous success with SENAO brand WAPs... namely http://www.wlansolution.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=NCB%2D3220 Excellent, if all you really need is 802.11b or g and basic

[gentoo-user] Re: [OT]advice for a wireless router

2007-10-29 Thread Grant Edwards
On 2007-10-29, brullo nulla [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think I will settle for this: Linksys Gateway Wireless Wrt54g If you want to run after-market firmware, you need to get the L version (WRT54GL), or an older version of the WRT54G. Newer versions of the WRT54G (sans L) have had the amount

[gentoo-user] Re: [OT]advice for a wireless router

2007-10-29 Thread Grant Edwards
On 2007-10-29, Jerry McBride [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Monday 29 October 2007 10:40:08 am Grant Edwards wrote: On 2007-10-29, b.n. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dan Farrell ha scritto: On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 01:13:25 +0100 b.n. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Think of an AP as a way to connect

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: [OT]advice for a wireless router

2007-10-29 Thread Matthias Bethke
Hi Dan, on Sunday, 2007-10-28 at 18:30:17, you wrote: Of course you can build a low-power system and probably get by without any fans at all if you're clever, and if you outsource the hard drive to another computer you get a fairly low power design that's silent. But not nearly as low power

[gentoo-user] Re: [OT]advice for a wireless router

2007-10-28 Thread Grant Edwards
On 2007-10-28, Dan Farrell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Most people go for this option, but there's definitely something good to be said about the flexibility (and power!) of using a home-built router from a second hand desktop. If you don't mind the power, heat, bulk and noise. :) -- [EMAIL

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: [OT]advice for a wireless router

2007-10-28 Thread Dan Farrell
On Sun, 28 Oct 2007 22:19:05 + (UTC) Grant Edwards [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If you don't mind the power, heat, bulk and noise. :) The trade-off is that precisely. Of course you can build a low-power system and probably get by without any fans at all if you're clever, and if you outsource