Tom's Hardware > Forum > Wireless Networking > Wireless General Discussions > Low cost recommendation for wireless bridge

Low cost recommendation for wireless bridge

Forum Wireless Networking : Wireless General Discussions - Low cost recommendation for wireless bridge

Tom's Hardware: Over 1.4 million members in 6 different countries available to answer all your high-tech questions. Sign up now! Its free!
Ask the community Add a reply
Word :    Username :           
 
withanhdammit   11-26-2007 at 10:19:20 PM

I believe that I need to have a bridge device on both ends, is that correct?

What hardware do you recommend for a wireless bridge and why? Certainly cost is a factor, but it's not the only factor.

Thanks for any advice!

h

Add a reply
Sponsored Links
Register or log in to remove.
g-paw   11-26-2007 at 11:26:45 PM
- 0 +

What exactly do you want to do?

Reply to g-paw
withanhdammit   11-26-2007 at 11:50:47 PM
- 0 +

I am planning on shooting the signal (with cantenna's) across a big field from my house to my shop.

h

Reply to withanhdammit
Grumpy9117   11-27-2007 at 12:43:22 PM
- 0 +

You need a wireless router at the house and a wireless bridge at your shop. You can convert a router to a bridge using dd-wrt firmware.

Grumpy

Reply to Grumpy9117
withanhdammit   11-27-2007 at 02:15:56 PM
- 0 +

Thanks Grumpy, I'm looking for specific hardware (brand/model) recommendations.

You're saying I only need a bridge at one end, I have a spare/extra D-Link DWLG700 AP to use at my house, what wireless bridge would you recommend for the other end?

It looks like the Linksys WRT54G is pretty reasonably priced and with the DD-WRT firmware I should be good to go. Is the Linksys bridge compatible with the D-Link one?

Thanks again!

h


Message edited by withanhdammit on 11-27-2007 at 02:33:31 PM
Reply to withanhdammit
Grumpy9117   11-27-2007 at 03:32:39 PM
- 0 +

You might want to go with the Linksys WRT54GL since it was made to work with the dd-wrt firmware. The DWLG700 should work fine.

Grumpy

Message quoted 1 times
Reply to Grumpy9117
ColdSpringGuy   12-02-2007 at 01:02:50 AM
- 0 +

Grumpy9117 wrote :

You might want to go with the Linksys WRT54GL since it was made to work with the dd-wrt firmware. The DWLG700 should work fine.

Grumpy



Hey, Grump. Would that work for a WAP54G v.2?

I'm trying the same thing. I've got a Westell 327W router downstairs that's connected to the DSL connection and my wife's Mac.

I'm trying to create a bridge to add a small network of PCs up here in my attic.

Reply to ColdSpringGuy
Ask the community Add a reply
Tom's Hardware > Forum > Wireless Networking > Wireless General Discussions > Low cost recommendation for wireless bridge
Go to:

There are 1013 identified and unidentified users. To see the list of identified users, Click here.

Forum map
Bestofmedia Forum ©
2000-2009 Bestofmedia Group
Page generated in 0.261 seconds
Please mind

You are about to answer a thread that has been inactive for more than 6 months.
If you still wish to proceed, please ensure that your posting is original and does not duplicate or overlap any prior responses to this thread.

Add a reply Cancel
Sponsored links
  • Ask the community now
  • Publish
Ad
Related Topics
See all relatives topics
They won a badge
Join us in greeting them