*That's good information, thanks. Now, does that include the ability to join a WPA2 network? For security I had thought of the idea of having the AP not only using WPA2 personal but also not broadcasting the SSID. I can easily enough configure an individual client for the correct SSID and give it the correct password. This way not only am I more protected from people trying to hack my Wi-Fi password (which, while admittedly harder than with WEP is still entirely possible with WPA2) but they first would have to know the actual SSID to try and join and that won't be listed in a scan from something like airfart or anything.*
* * *I wouldn't want to do it on a WRT54GL though, simply because that's an 802.11g router. Does anyone know of a good 11n or draft-11ac router that supports OpenWrt/DDWrt? Considering 11g only supports a theoretical 54Mbps, and that the usual transfer rate is about 1/4 of the theoretical max, I'd like to stick with something that will allow me to wirelessly push more than 12Mbps or so. 11n's speeds of approx 150Mbps still means around 32+ Mbps real world, and the 11ac standard, while not offically ratified last I heard, is even faster. So what I'd likely do is buy two of them, flash both, and use one as the actual AP and one as a bridge.* * * *Thanks guys!* * * *--- Dan* On Wed, Mar 13, 2013 at 8:23 PM, Michael Torrie <[email protected]> wrote: > On 03/13/2013 01:43 AM, Dan Egli wrote: > > Hmmm.... Hadn't thought of a bridge. That may work. I'll have to look > into > > that. > > > > Any recommendations as to a good bridge and a good wireless AP? If I'm > > going to use a wireless AP I'd prefer one I can flash with the OpenWRT > > firmware. I understand that's basically Linux for the AP? I'm trying to > > Most APs that support OpenWrt or DDwrt can be turned into bridges. You > just change the wireless mode to join/client mode and have it connect to > your SSID. Then you need to change the router's IP address to something > other than the default (otherwise you'll not be able to reach it later), > and then disable DHCP. Now it's a bridge. > > I've done this on old linksys Wrt54GLs many times and I know you can do > it on others. > > /* > PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net > Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug > Don't fear the penguin. > */ > /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
