On Sat, Apr 24, 2010 at 3:37 PM, Richard C. Steffens <[email protected]> wrote: > m0gely wrote: >> 802.11b is also slow. There is no reason to set the router to B only. > > Slow was part of the strategy to make it less desirable. Probably lame, > but there you are. > > The only device that will be using wireless in this house is the WET11, > which will be connected to a ReplayTV DVR. And the WET11 only speaks > 802.11b. The only thing the DVR uses the connection for is downloading > schedule information, so speed is not an issue. > > I'll be using my laptop to verify that the access point works, but I > won't be using it wirelessly on a day-to-day basis. I have wired > Ethernet jacks around the house in most of the places I'll want to be > able to use the laptop. > >> Use WPA2 and a good password. Done. >> > > Passwording is a good idea, and I should figure out if the WET11 can > have one loaded into it to use to access the WRT54G. Re-configuration of > sharing on our XP and Linux machines so that only a "transfer" directory > is shared on each machine, and that we move things out of them quickly, > has been deemed to be sufficient by my wife. > > Thanks for the ideas. > > -- > Regards, > > Dick Steffens > > > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug >
Dick, Just a note that you can operate in a mixed environment. You should be able to set the WRT54G to use B/G mode thereby not affecting the WET11. From what I've gathered from previous posts you're also in a less dense housing area so you shouldn't have to worry too much about wifi thieves. Maybe network security might be another topic that could be covered during a meeting if we lack speakers. I'd volunteer to share what I've used and know. Drew- _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
