[Info-vax] Wireless networking for my home xp900

[Richard B. Gilbert]

VAXman- @SendSpamHere.ORG wrote:
> In article <1f919585-c3f2-4faf-a311-9c4f1f715eb0 at z31g2000yqd.googlegroups.com>, Doug Phillips <dphill46 at netscape.net> writes:
>> On Aug 17, 5:15=A0pm, Jojimbo <jjgessl... at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> On Aug 17, 2:07=A0pm, VAXman- =A0 at SendSpamHere.ORG wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> In article <6eaa6e9d-3a95-46c1-98d5-ab7b8b280... at z24g2000yqb.googlegrou=
>> ps.com>, Jojimbo <jjgessl... at gmail.com> writes:
>>>>> Due to some residential reorganization, my xp900 will be moving
>>>>> further away from the network hub. =A0This will make having an actual
>>>>> wire very inconvenient for network connectivity. =A0Is there some devi=
>> ce
>>>>> I can use to let the xp900 join my already established wireless net?
>>>>> Any suggestions appreciated.
>>>>> Thanks, =A0Jim
>>>> A wireless bridge. =A0Eg. =A0LinkSys WET54G.
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>>>> =A0http://www.quirkfactory.com/popart/asskey/eqn2.png
>>>> =A0 "Well my son, life is like a beanstalk, isn't it?"
>>> Thanks, =A0I was looking for something along these lines, transparent to
>>> the xp900, relatively cheap.
>>>
>>> Regards, =A0Jim
>> Or, if you want to save a few dollars go with a cheap wireless router
>> (I'm using a WRT54G) and download (and install) the appropriate (free)
>> firmware upgrade from < http://www.dd-wrt.com/ >.
>>
>> My basement LAN has been connected to my upstairs LAN for years using
>> this setup.
> 
> Does this give you more robust router capabilities on a Linksys?  I just
> picked up one for the first time for my son away at college.  I am _NOT_
> impressed with the web based configuration and it was very limited from
> what I witnessed.  
> 
>  

If you are used to a *real* router, the Linksys (and equivalent stuff) 
is pretty lame.  A LinkSys, or equivalent, router does get the job done 
IF the job is to connect an RFC-1918 Private Network to the Internet. 
It doubles as a firewall (perhaps also lame) by requiring that all 
connections are originated from the Private side.  I suspect that there 
are millions of such devices quietly doing the job. . . .

As for the configuration, there is not whole lot to configure!  I think 
mine required a whole three minutes.  Two and one half of those minutes 
were devoted to reading the instructions.