Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] point-to-point wireless relay

[Mikhail Kovalenko <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

Matt Ross wrote:
> Ok, here's my network, currently:
> 
> Net-WinME--\                             Win95 (unconnected)
>     SuSE---Hub  (a rather long distance) Win95 (unconnected)
> Net-WinXP--/
> 
> The long distance could be spanned by about $70 worth of cable, $20 worth of
> conduit, and about $80 in drill & large hole bits, not to mention labor.
> What I've been looking into doing is putting a wireless +4port hub by the
> two win95 boxes, and then running cable from the existing wired hub to
> another wireless hub which the first wireless hub will connect to via
> 802.11b/g. Then, I plan on running the net through the SuSE box (reformatted
> back to a more suitable firewall and router), and thus having net access and
> file sharing for all the computers. Any idea if the wireless hubs will work
> that way?
> 
> Note that by "Net-", I mean that that box dials in. To share the net, we run
> through the XP box.
> 

Netgear's ME102 WAPs can do wireless bridging that looks like what you want. 
You can read about here (under Advanced configuration):

http://playstation.ccis.edu/Members/mikhail/ME102_RefGuide.pdf

I have been thinking about selling mine.

-- 
MK

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