[wplug] [OT] - Wireless network

[Richard Farina]

Most "access points" as in not routers, have the ability to connect to 
another access point and feed the network out the cat5 port.  That could 
build the bridge you are looking for.

Or just a linux box if you know how to bridge connections.

-Rick


At 09:13 AM 10/22/2004, you wrote:
>Sorry for the OT post but I was hoping that some one on the list has
>the same problem that I am having.  Oh, and was able to find a good
>solution.
>
>My house is an older house, so there are only two phone jacks in it.
>One upstairs in the master bedroom and one downstairs.  I have my DSL
>modem, router/switch, and WAP setup in the bedroom.  This is fine, I
>can use my Laptop to surf and what not.  Now here is the problem.  My
>desktop is in my "office" which doesn't have access to a phone line or
>network cable.  I want that room to have access to my network, but
>putting a phone line in there to hook up the modem, router, and WAP
>will not work.  The easy solution to this problem would be to buy a
>Wireless NIC for my desktop, but I don't want to have to do that.  Two
>reasons are I am build a second machine and I want to play with other
>OSes on my current once the new one is done.  Some OSes such as
>OpenBSD really don't have good Wireless support (if any).  I would
>prefer to have a wired net in there.  So how do I tie them in?
>
>Am I going to have to buy a WAP/Router/Switch combo, and not setup the
>external interface?  I am not that familiar with wireless products so
>forgive the ignorance.
>
>Thanks,
>Chris
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