Am Montag, 11. Dezember 2006 23:19 schrieb Carl Lowenstein: > On 12/11/06, Dexter Filmore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Am Montag, 11. Dezember 2006 18:44 schrieb kelsey hudson: > > > Dexter Filmore wrote: > > > > Thinking about it - do I need bridge mode *at all*? Can't I just > > > > route from router to router? > > > > > > no, it needs to bridge, as there's a media change in place. going from > > > wired to wireless ethernet requires a bridge. > > > > > > -kelsey > > > > Doesn't that mean that any wifi router is briding capable? > > No. It requires at the least different firmware. I think that some > wifi routers are capable of being bridges, but it is not common. > > A search through three different wifi router reference manuals that I > have here online (Linksys befw11s4, Netgear wgr614 and wgt624) shows > that each manual defines Infrastructure Mode, which is what you need > for bridging. But none of these consumer-grade WAP/routers implements > that mode.
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