[TriLUG] 802.11g

[Greg Brown]

A word of warning about the WRT54G!!

Any WRT54G hardware past version 4.x will NOT run 3rd party
linux-based operating systems.  That said, you can opt for a WRT54GL
that *can* run 3rd part linux-based OSes.

http://tinyurl.com/csas7

All that said my best success with wireless bridges has been using the
WAP54G running pure Linksys code.  The latest version of OpenWRT
doesn't work well as a bridge.  So, if you want an easy way to set up
wireless to any Linux box using a wireless link I'd get a WRT54GL
running some flavor of Linux as the "main" access point then have a
WAP54G working as the bridge.

On a side note, the Asus 500-GL Deluxe make a *fine* OpenWRT machine
(it has two USB ports thrown in for fun where the WRT54GL does not).

Greg

On 1/1/06, Alan Porter <porter at trilug.org> wrote:
>
> For desktops, I like to use a wireless bridge (some newer
> ones are called "wireless gaming adaptors").
>
> I have had some good success with the older D-Link
> DWL-810 (which does 802.11b but not g).  More recently,
> I have used the Linksys WRT54G with the Sveasoft
> firmware, and then set it to be an "access point
> client".
>
> Whatever hardware you use, it's basically a box with an
> antenna and an ethernet jack.  You connect the PC to the
> wireless bridge with an ethernet cable.  No drivers, no
> mess.  All configuration is done via a web interface.
>
>
> Alan
>
>
>
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