The WAP11 doesn't have any provisions for broadband routing or connection sharing (otherwise known as NAT). It is strictly a device to link wireless clients to each other and, optionally to an existing wired LAN. The BEFW11 is nice for broadband connections because it acts as a router, keeps the DSL connection alive, and does DHCP all in one box. It's like having a broadband router + AP in one box.
You will still need to acquire a DSL modem (usually provided by your service provider) since the linksys products only deal with the Ethernet connections, not phone connections. If you already have an existing switch, you can connect the linksys unit to it using a crossover cable or straight-thru cable going from the "Uplink" port on the linksys box to an open port on your switch. I'm not an expert at this stuff, but this is from my own experience (hassle) of getting these units working... --Jason -----Original Message----- From: coldfire [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 11:57 AM To: Jason Johnson Subject: RE: [BAWUG] access point suggestion > I have installed several LinkSys WAP11's for various friends/businesses in > my area and have had no problems at all. The WAP11 does an excellent job of > keeping the DSL "always on" and I have never run into any of the "lockup" > problems people claim to be having. i see linksys has just the regular wap11 and then the befw11 ... it doesn't eliminate the need of the dsl modem, so if i aleady had a switch, it'd be pointless to buy the befw11 right? i understand how most of it works .. this is just my first time buying or even seeing dsl hardware :) i definitely lived in a sheltered area. thanks coldie -- general wireless list, a bawug thing <http://www.bawug.org/> [un]subscribe: http://lists.bawug.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
