On 12/12/06, Dexter Filmore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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.
I think you misunderstand the application of "infrastructure mode".
One ususally sets wirless NICs to infrastructure mode, and they work
with a WAP as their home base. The WAP is configured for wired
network in (usually called WAN port) and wireless out. It is not
usual to set up the box in the reverse configuration, wireless in and
wired out. That is what seems to be meant by setting the WAP/router
to "infrastructure mode".
Perusing the Netgear web site, looking for higher-grade equipment, I
found no devices that would receive wireless and bridge it to several
wired ports (bridge and switch combined). There were a few wireless
bridges that could, of course, be connected to a separate switch.
Searching eBay I find only one device that is specified as a wireless
bridge with built-in switch, it is the Buffalo WLI-TX4.
I myself am using a Motorola wireless bridge WE800G, which is touted
as a "game adapter", and have connected its LAN output to a 5-port
switch. I can connect two or more computers to it and they work
wirelessly through my Netgear WGR614. It saves running CAT5 wire
across the house through the attic.
carl
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