Spotted this on the Linksys site, and called their support with some
questions, http://www.linksys.com/products/plbridge.asp
Since I will have a desktop and not a laptop at the other end, I think I
might take this route. Range, through put, and interference would appear
to not be an issue, which is also what the rep said as well.
Sean
On Tue, 2002-04-23 at 15:44, Ben Boulanger wrote:
> Yep, you sure can. I haven't felt like dropping the dough to try it, but
> definitely a cool idea. Particulary for creating the directional antennae
> at: http://www.turnpoint.net/wireless/has.html
>
> Ben
>
> On 23 Apr 2002, R. Sean Hartnett wrote:
>
> > Ben,
> >
> > Thanks for the reply. Would you know if you could have two of
> > these standalone units communicate with each other?
> > I will check out the Linksys site.
> >
> > I was thinking that if I had two "base stations" talking with each
> > other, I could just use any old nic connected by standard Ethernet
> > cable.
> >
> > Thanks again,
> > Sean
> >
> >
> > On Tue, 2002-04-23 at 15:29, Ben Boulanger wrote:
> > > I'm having success doing just that with the Linksys wireless router and a
> > > wireless card w/my work laptop when I bring it home. I have the linksys
> > > BEFW11 (or something like that.. it's the 4 port broadband router with
> > > wireless) and I use a linksys wireless card (though I don't believe you're
> > > locked into linksys's wireless card - any 802.11b will work).
> > >
> > > Ben
> > >
> > > On 23 Apr 2002, R. Sean Hartnett wrote:
> > >
> > > > Would anyone be able to recommend any wireless equipment?
> > > >
> > > > What I am thinking of doing is taking my current AT&T broadband feed
> > > > that then runs into a Linksys Broadband router and then to my little
> > > > network of PCs and somehow introduce the ability to connect another PC
> > > > through a wireless connection.
> > > > Also, if anyone has any other ideas I would also be willing to look into
> > > > as well.
> > > >
> > > > This other PC, to be convenient, needs to be located away from my little
> > > > setup, and I do not wish to run that long cable, it would not be easy to
> > > > accomplish.
> > > >
> > > > I also would like the solution to be platform neutral.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Thanks
> > > > Sean
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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