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Cheap Wireless 802.11b Bridging

Posted by Hemos on from the making-them-work-together dept.

eggboard writes "You can bridge two wired networks using two cheap Linksys 802.11b access points. This isn't exactly new, but the article I wrote, which just went up on Friday, describes in excruciating detail how to configure the units. The big news is really price: the WAP11 described is about $185 with a manfacturer's rebate. Using higher-gain antennas than the ones shipped with the WAP11 and/or tuning line-of-sight access, you've either figured out how to hook up a neighborhood of separate wired networks, or how to link multiple offices cheaply."

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  1. Try this if you are broke by Aqua+OS+X · · Score: 2, Interesting

    if you are lucky enough to have an antenna within your computer you could very well set it up as a wireless hub.

    I set up a wireless network consisting of 1 Win2k Athlon, a Dual g4 X tower, and an X TiBook for arround $350.

    It's been working fine (as long as the 'puter with the software router doesn't go down). I saved about 300 bucks ;).

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  2. Gah... by Sokie · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Why must people keep coming out with things that make me feel like I wasted the ~$600 I spent building a wireless to wired router/bridge out of one of these (the 1030N if you are wondering). Granted I could have saved some money if I had be brave enough to try to use a DiskOnChip instead of buying a 2.5" HDD...

    Oh well, when I built it I still think it was cheaper than any of the other available solutions. Except of course for the P-133 box it replaced...but I wanted something that would sit on a shelf in the garage very unobtrusively.

    BTW: here is the box sans hard drive.

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  3. This works on Netgear stuff as well by keithd1998 · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I've just used the Linksys firmware to upgrade
    my netgear me102 access point and used the Linksys
    SMNP utility to configure it.

    In fact I think it should work on any PRISIM chip
    based 802.11b access point.

    One thing I noticed though. After upgrading the firmware I had to unplug the ME102 and plug it back in brfore I could access it again.