[TriLUG] WRT54GL wireless bridge

Owen Berry oberry at trilug.org
Fri Oct 6 13:17:19 EDT 2006


On Fri, Oct 06, 2006 at 10:57:13AM -0400, Matt Bidwell wrote:
> Owen Berry wrote:
> >I need to setup a wireless bridge in my home so that my myth box (still
> >to be built) can connect to my wireless network. I was thinking that I'd
> >get one of those WRT54GL's and put OpenWrt on it, and turn it into a
> >bridge. Does that sound feasible? Any cheaper (and reliable)
> >suggestions? It needs to be able to handle WPA.
> >
> >Before anyone starts pushing for a wired connection, this is going to be
> >located in my living room, which is nowhere near anything that could be
> >used to wire it up. Also, it'll be running front and back myth on the
> >same machine, so there's no need for a super fast connection.
> >
> >I'd prefer not to go the wireless USB adaptor route, mainly to avoid the
> >hassle of drivers etc. Also, it's going to be a mini-itx solution, so
> >not having an extra drain on the power supply via a USB device would be
> >good. And no additional PCI slots either. Besides, the main board has
> >built in 10/100 ethernet, so why not use it.
> >
> >TIA.
> >Owen
> Seems very possible.  I've set up a couple of WRT54G's and I've never
> done the bridging but I sure it's an option.
> 
> Matt

And it would be happy as a client instead of a WAP on the network?

Thanks,
Owen



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