From: "Greg Albrecht" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2004 18:54:24 -0800 Subject: [BAWUG] can i do this with a wap11
[networkA]--[ap] <--wireless--> [wap11]--[networkB]
i assume i'd use bridging mode to accomplish this? additionally, does the disclaimer that the wap11 will ONLY bridge to other wap11's always hold true? i'm not sure what hardware will be running on the remote end of the wireless link, but for the sake of argument i'll assume it's non-wap11.
It is not possible to do this with the official WAP11 firmware. The default installation only allows WAP11 <-> WAP11 bridging.
As someone else mentioned, you could do this with a WET11, as the WET11 doesn't use bridge mode. It just looks like a normal wireless client to whatever access point you connect to.
Now it is possible to get a WAP11 to behave like a WET11. To do this, you need to flash the WAP11 with the firmware for a DLINK AP. Varions WAP11 versions (there are several) have the same hardware as the DLINK 900+ (I think, check www.seattlewireless.net and their hardware comparison list).
I have successfully flashed my WAP11 v2.2 (or is it v2.6) with DLINK firmware and have bridged it to an Apple Airport Graphite AP. With the stock firmware it could not connect.
Hope this helps. Check Seattlewireless's site - it's a great resource.
--Pat
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