You'd be surprised how easy it is... There are step by step tutorials (that make it much easier) google or linked from wikipedia, and google, and too many forums to list. I have to change the brake pads (front only) today, and it looks like it wont break 40 degrees outside... now that will be difficult... infact, might not happen till tommorow!
Jamie On Thu, Dec 07, 2006 at 12:06:24PM -0800, Brian Gallagher wrote: > Date: Thu, 07 Dec 2006 12:06:24 -0800 > From: Brian Gallagher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Eugene Unix and Gnu/Linux User Group <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Eug-lug] Wireless router follow-up > > Its Greek to me, but I'm cataloging our dialog as a starting point for, > what looks like, a long Winter! > > Brian > > LinuxRocks! wrote: > >Dude... wanna get WET? > >Wireless Ethernet Bridge (WET): Similar to client mode, it allows wired > >computers to connect wirelessly. This mode however allows computers to > >be on the same subnet as the access point. > > > >Jamie > > > >On Thu, Dec 07, 2006 at 11:20:33AM -0800, Brian Gallagher wrote: > > > >>Date: Thu, 07 Dec 2006 11:20:33 -0800 > >>From: Brian Gallagher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>To: Eugene Unix and Gnu/Linux User Group <[email protected]> > >>Subject: Re: [Eug-lug] Wireless router follow-up > >> > >>Jamie > >> > >>Thanks for getting back, thought I burned everyone's ears off > >>yesterday. Funny you should mention the car, now I will be looking to > >>see if birds are flying by. I talked to my house mate and we are going > >>to start with the antenna, Garl suggested. I will pass along the update > >>info. We may end up at the bridge that, Ben talked about. > >> > >>Computing can be an expensive hobby! > >> > >>Brian > >> > >>LinuxRocks! wrote: > >> > >>>On Thu, Dec 07, 2006 at 08:06:14AM -0800, Brian Gallagher wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>>>Date: Thu, 07 Dec 2006 08:06:14 -0800 > >>>>From: Brian Gallagher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>>To: Eugene Unix and Gnu/Linux User Group <[email protected]> > >>>>Subject: [Eug-lug] Wireless router follow-up > >>>> > >>>>I don't think the wired solution, as Bob suggested, is going to happen > >>>>(just my gut feeling.) A wired solution is what I had in mind from the > >>>>beginning (over a year ago.) I say this because (A) I didn't want > >>>>people to think I'm not using my head here and (B) liability issues > >>>>make that solution non-viable. As it turns out the wired/wireless > >>>>solutions are about the same cost when I start to factor in all the > >>>>little parts I would need on top of the cable, with a finger on the > >>>>scale for liability issues. I acknowledge that a wired solution would > >>>>be very simple and secure, but it looks like I have to go out on the > >>>>limb, not down to the ground. > >>>> > >>>>As I have said before, here is what I know about wireless...not much! > >>>>So I am looking for some advice about wireless in general. > >>>> > >>>>Background: this wireless setup worked for most of the year, or so, of > >>>>use. In my gyrations of attempting to learn about wireless I have been > >>>>testing various cards, OS's, computers, and locations, so I hadn't > >>>>noticed why my connectivity was faltering. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>Funny thing about wireless networking, theres lots of stuff that can > >>>interfere with it that you simply cannot see. It can be working fine, > >>>then your neighbor buys a new car, parks it in the garage (instead of > >>>the street) and poof, network disapears! you can have a great signal, > >>>then take 2 steps, and have none. You can have a perfect signal one day, > >>>the next its all crazy. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>>Present: at my preferred location (P) I get a signal strength of no > >>>>more then 25% and at the garage location (G) I get a signal of 75%. I > >>>>have noted that I get dropped from G and my house mate says the he has > >>>>been experiencing drop recently. The router looks very similar to the > >>>>WRT54GL, probably an earlier version. I note that I can get on late / > >>>>early with no problem, with business hours being the problem. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>can you check the router out, on the bottom of it, it will says what it > >>>is (wrt54g/wrt54gs/wrt54gl, and version number) also check the first 4 > >>>letters of its serial number, and check that wikipedia link to confirm > >>>what version it is... If you can upgrade the router to dd-wrt, or even > >>>hyperwrt, then you can turn up the xmitter, and that might be just > >>>enough to do what you need w/out buying anything new. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>>Question: is it reasonable that under normal conditions of three users, > >>>>heavy usage, and good signal I should not be getting dropped? That is, > >>>>can a router of this type handle three simultaneous sessions > >>>>indefinitely? It has been suggested that the router is getting "tired" > >>>>after being on for years. I am going to offer to replace the router > >>>>with the WRT54GL (65.74 @ mwave.com) and I don't want to find that the > >>>>problem is something down the Comcast stream that I can't do anything > >>>>about. Oh, and did I mention that Xbox live is in the mix? > >>>> > >>>> > >>>That doesnt sound resonable to me... You should be albe to handle dozens > >>>of users w/out issue. > >>> > >>>Jamie > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>>Sorry for the long winded email, but my objective is to turn another > >>>>corner in my OSS quest. > >>>> > >>>>Brian > >>>>_______________________________________________ > >>>>EUGLUG mailing list > >>>>[email protected] > >>>>http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug > >>>> > >>>> > >>>_______________________________________________ > >>>EUGLUG mailing list > >>>[email protected] > >>>http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>_______________________________________________ > >>EUGLUG mailing list > >>[email protected] > >>http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug > >> > >_______________________________________________ > >EUGLUG mailing list > >[email protected] > >http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > EUGLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug _______________________________________________ EUGLUG mailing list [email protected] http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug
