I was lucky enough to pick up two Apple Airport Express units cheap on eBay. Unfortunately, they can only be configured using a Windows or Mac executable program. However, they are small and work extremely well in this mode.
You can do this with any device that runs DD-WRT (or similar), including my favorite, the original Linksys WRT54g. Moshe -- Moshe Katz mmk...@umd.edu (301) 867-3732 On Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 6:07 PM, J. Milgram <milg...@cgpp.com> wrote: > Another good suggestion! I gather, then, that the primary router (the one > now connected to the outside world) doesn't require any special bridge mode > features? Just the client? > > > On 02/20/2012 12:26 PM, Ed Condon wrote: > >> >> What I've done in a similar situation is to use a wireless router as a >> wireless client bridge and then connect the desktop computer to one of >> the router's wired ports. >> >> If you have an unused wireless router compatible with >> openwrt/tomato/ddwrt firmware, you should be able to set it up as a >> wireless client bridge (or something similar). It may be possible that >> some wireless routers support this feature with factory firmware, but I >> don't know. >> >> If you already have access to such a router, then this might be an >> option to consider. It does have the nice benefit of giving you a few >> more wired ports at the same location, but may take up a little more >> space and needs its own power connection. >> >> -Ed >> >> >> On Mon, 20 Feb 2012, J. Milgram wrote: >> >> Am too lazy to run an cable to a a desktop in a remote room - anyone >>> have any experience with PCI or USB wireless adapters for Linux? >>> Looking more for cheap/easy-to-install rather than performance. >>> >>> thanks... >>> >>> -- >>> Judah Milgram >>> milg...@cgpp.com >>> >> >> > -- > Judah Milgram > milg...@cgpp.com > +1 301-257-7069 >
