I connected my wife's computer to our extensive home network using a D-Link DAP-1513 wireless bridge just the other day. Once I updated the firmware to the most recent version, it was trivial to get working. Not as good as wired, of course, but it's suitable for the moment. If you've got a simultaneous dual band AP/router, a wireless bridge is probably a good place to use the 5ghz band.
I personally like bridges as a solution for desktops because you avoid driver problems (which are not just a Linux concern!) and associated driver maintenance. -DMZ -----Original Message----- From: Justin Walker [mailto:che...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 6:15 PM To: UM-LINUX@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU Subject: Re: [UM-LINUX] Wireless for desktop? Nope, only the 'receiving' end needs to be configured for bridge mode. The transmitting side just acts as a regular access point. - Justin On 2/21/2012 6:07 PM, J. Milgram 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 >> > -- Justin Walker, Ph.D. Faculty Research Associate Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering University of Maryland College Park, MD, 20742 301-405-5575 jwalk...@umd.edu
