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.

Well, Netgear WGT624 qualifies as consumer grade in my book. When installing 
wifi at friend's places I never go for anything else but infrastructure.

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