From: "Ed Durrant" Received: from [192.168.100.201] (HELO mail.2rosenthals.com) by 2rosenthals.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.16) with ESMTP id 2819339 for os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com; Fri, 21 Aug 2009 23:53:35 -0400 Received: from secmgr-va.2rosenthals.com ([162.83.95.194] helo=mail2.2rosenthals.com) by secmgr-ny.randr with esmtps (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.43) id 1MehfV-0000Hl-Lg for os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com; Fri, 21 Aug 2009 23:53:35 -0400 Received: from nschwqsrv02p.mx.bigpond.com ([61.9.189.234]:46893) by mail2.2rosenthals.com with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1MehfT-00081I-0S for os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com; Fri, 21 Aug 2009 23:53:27 -0400 Received: from nschwotgx01p.mx.bigpond.com ([124.184.254.191]) by nschwmtas03p.mx.bigpond.com with ESMTP id <20090822034759.OIEB1829.nschwmtas03p.mx.bigpond.com@nschwotgx01p.mx.bigpond.com> for ; Sat, 22 Aug 2009 03:47:59 +0000 Received: from [192.168.100.2] (really [124.184.254.191]) by nschwotgx01p.mx.bigpond.com with ESMTP id <20090822034758.WQTE28976.nschwotgx01p.mx.bigpond.com@[192.168.100.2]> for ; Sat, 22 Aug 2009 03:47:58 +0000 X-CTCH-RefID: str=0001.0A020204.4A8F6BB7.010C,ss=1,fgs=0 Message-ID: <4A8F6A7C.1020407@durrant.mine.nu> Date: Sat, 22 Aug 2009 13:48:12 +1000 User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.21 (OS/2/20090411) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: OS/2 Wireless Users Mailing List Subject: Re: [OS2Wireless] Re: Is there such a device? References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Authentication-Info: Submitted using SMTP AUTH PLAIN at nschwotgx01p.mx.bigpond.com from [124.184.254.191] using ID edward.durrant@bigpond.com at Sat, 22 Aug 2009 03:47:58 +0000 X-RPD-ScanID: Class unknown; VirusThreatLevel unknown, RefID str=0001.0A150204.4A8F6A6F.000C,ss=1,fgs=0 X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: _SUMMARY_ Lewis G Rosenthal wrote: > Hi, Jim... > > On Fri, 21 Aug 2009 17:51:40 -0700 "Jim Showalter" > wrote: > >> I have a home network which is a mixture of wired and wireless. I have >> one computer which is not wireless capable, ie, needs an ethernet >> cable connection, which I want to move to a part of my house which is >> within range of my wireless router. I know I could use a wireless >> bridge to make that connection. However, further away from that >> location I get bad or no wireless connection to my WAP using other >> devices (laptop, iPhone). >> >> Is there a device which will simultaneously act as a wireless bridge >> (wired connection) and wireless extender/expander? Basically, a WAP >> with ethernet cable connections which connects wirelessly to the main >> WAP and accepts wireless connections to pass on as well? >> >> I hope that is clear, but maybe not. Anyway, any suggestions are >> greatly appreciated. >> >> > A LinkSys WRT54GL (or another supported wireless router) flashed with > DD-WRT firmware can do exactly what you want (wireless repeater & 4-port > wired switch). > > See http://www.dd-wrt.com for more details. > ___ > Lewis G Rosenthal > Rosenthal a Rosenthal, LLC > Sent with SnapperMail > > > While on the point of the Linksys WRT54 - does it have VPN capabilities ? -- Cheers/2 Ed Checkout my eComStation Australia Podcasts Search on eComStationAustralia in iTunes or set up Thunderbird to look at http://eComStationAustralia.podbean.com/feed or simply go to the webpage http://eComstationAustralia.podbean.com Don't miss the tenth Warpstock Europe at Stralsund, Germany 12-15 November 2009 check out - http://www.warpstock.eu for details. (I will be presenting on Virtualisation and eCS at the conference).