On Fri, Oct 06, 2006 at 10:57:13AM -0400, Matt Bidwell wrote: > Owen Berry wrote: > >I need to setup a wireless bridge in my home so that my myth box (still > >to be built) can connect to my wireless network. I was thinking that I'd > >get one of those WRT54GL's and put OpenWrt on it, and turn it into a > >bridge. Does that sound feasible? Any cheaper (and reliable) > >suggestions? It needs to be able to handle WPA. > > > >Before anyone starts pushing for a wired connection, this is going to be > >located in my living room, which is nowhere near anything that could be > >used to wire it up. Also, it'll be running front and back myth on the > >same machine, so there's no need for a super fast connection. > > > >I'd prefer not to go the wireless USB adaptor route, mainly to avoid the > >hassle of drivers etc. Also, it's going to be a mini-itx solution, so > >not having an extra drain on the power supply via a USB device would be > >good. And no additional PCI slots either. Besides, the main board has > >built in 10/100 ethernet, so why not use it. > > > >TIA. > >Owen > Seems very possible. I've set up a couple of WRT54G's and I've never > done the bridging but I sure it's an option. > > Matt
And it would be happy as a client instead of a WAP on the network? Thanks, Owen -- TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/
