cybervision_;404879 Wrote: 
> I see, are there any brands that work better/worse than others?

Many here, including myself, have had good success with the Linksys
WRT54GL.  Note the "L".

> The bandwidth is more than enough no matter what technology I take it
> when the only job 99% of the time will be to run SC?

The main thing is going to be range.  Locate the router as close to
where you will use the SBC as you can, or at least put it in a central
location.  The WRT54GL is good because it has two antennas that you can
re-orient or even replace.  Many others only have one antenna or no
antennas at all (internal antennas).

An 802.11 "pre n" router may help because it often has more than two
antennas, a more sophisticated radio module, and is designed to give
greater range.  However I haven't used these, and I think I've read a
report or two where there can be problems even with these.

> Also, is it possible to connect the router to another Wirelessrouter for
> internet access? I connect to the neighbours router and I need a
> password to access it, can you store a password within the router? (I
> have permission to use the net-access ;-) )

Although you can "associate" a wireless router with another, this is
pretty advanced.  You can do this with the WRT54GL and the DD-WRT
firmware at least.  This is called WDS (Wireless Distribution System):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireless_Distribution_System

It is quite advanced and not guaranteed to work, especially if your
router is not the same brand as his.

Your best bet is to get your own Internet access, sorry to say.  You
can operate your wired/wireless network in isolation from the Internet
if you want - SqueezeCenter, your Transporter and the Controller should
work fine, but you won't be able to access SqueezeNetwork or any
Internet Radio streams.


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Mark Lanctot

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