On 04/12/2007, Oded Arbel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Any standard LAN/Wireless router can physically act as an access-point,
> though not all internal software will let you do that. Optimally you
> would be able to turn off the NAT that the router is doing between the
> LAN/Wireless and the WAN port so it would act like an expensive switch.

Yes, I understand that the hardware must be capable of doing that.

> But I have yet to see a built-in router operating system that let you do
> that. I've successfully used generic WRT54G routers in this capacity by

All the other replies I received so far (including from people who
actually do that) indicate that it's doable with the 604T, so right
now it's my primary candidate.

> turning off the DHCP service for the local LAN and plugging the outgoing
> LAN cable into one of the LAN ports, but if you get a WRT54GL (or WRT54G

Yes, it's very tempting to have yet another Linux box to play around
with but all I need right now is a wireless access point to take to a
trip with me (and then use at home when I return) and if I could
upgrade my ADSL modem to 2+ on the way without much extra expense then
great, but the 54GL will not give me the other part (ADSL 2+), will
cost the same as the 604T offer I have on hand, and I won't have time
to play with it anyway.

(and between us - once I setup that ADSL 1 modem almost 3 years ago I
never had to touch it again except for one firmware upgrade to enable
me to manage it from Firefox on Linux).

Thanks,

--Amos

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