Wifi to ethernet bridge??

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Hi,
Im having a wifi connection that I want to distribute to about 5 other computers via ethernet lan. It seems like the Wifi-ethernet bridge is the best solution. Is it available in India? What brand/model should I look for? Or is there any other solution?

TIA.
Raghu.
 
Whats a decent one to buy? And can I split the connection further down the line using switches? I get only 1 IP address though, so should I enable NAT on the router?

Raghu.
 
maybe you can get a linksys WRT54GL, it has a 4 port switch too.. if u need more ports you may get a switch..

i think u can get the wrt54g for less than 3k. the price of an 8 port d link switch as theitwares is 1250..
 
varkey said:
maybe you can get a linksys WRT54GL, it has a 4 port switch too.. if u need more ports you may get a switch..

i think u can get the wrt54g for less than 3k. the price of an 8 port d link switch as theitwares is 1250..
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The WRT is a router. He needs an Access Point. In which case, Raghu, you can look at the WAP54G - should cost between 3-4k in the market.
 
i understand. if u get the wrt it has a 4 port switch built in and he need not spend extra on the switch.. and u can configure the wrt to work in accesspoint mode..

WAP54G and WRT54G are almost the same price..
 
tracerbullet said:
The WRT is a router. He needs an Access Point. In which case, Raghu, you can look at the WAP54G - should cost between 3-4k in the market.
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The computers dont have wifi, so I dont think I need an AP. Correct?

Hmm...So I basically need a wifi router. Any of the cheapo DLink will also do? The router is provided access to the internet via wifi. But why should I configure it as an access point?? There are no computers connecting to it through wifi.

And what should I do about the IP addresses? Im provided only with 1 IP. Should I run NAT on the router? Is it possible?

Raghu.
 
sorry it shud be in wireless client mode.. lol.. :D :D

anyway in this case both an ap and router will work. anyway its better to invest in a router as it has more features and ap and router almost costs the same..

the router will get the ip thru dhcp or u can set it static ip manually. and then the router will has a dhcp server so that it can assign ip to the wired clients.. there wont be an issue with ip..

the router will have NAT support.
 
the netgear model doesnt support wireless client mode. but it supports the bridge mode. i dont know the differnece between them and if bridge mode would work in ur case.

Netgear WGR614 - Whirlpool.net.au

Client mode wireless is generally used to "retrieve" an Internet connection (using the Wireless portion of the router) from another router, and then share it out to the LAN (wired switch ports).If you have a wireless router connected to the Internet in one location and would like to connect wired clients in a remote location to allow shared Internet, one solution is to use Client Mode Wireless. This will not require the host router to be running DD-WRT firmware. The WRT running DD-WRT firmware and configured to run in Client Mode will connect to the host router as though it were any other wireless client, and will share the wireless connection out the the LAN (wired switch ports) as though the host router were connected directly to its WAN port. This means that the host router and the Client Mode router will be on seperate subnets. NAT will be used between the routers, so when port forwarding is needed, it will need to be configured at both routers, not just the host router. Devices connected to the Client Mode router will not be able to use the DHCP server from the host router. Also, a device connected to the Client Mode router should use the Client Mode router as it's gateway and DNS server.

A router in Client Mode Wireless will not be visible as an access point. It will not accept any wireless connections from client devices. If you'd like to wirelessly "daisy-chain" routers to extend your range, you'll need to use repeater mode
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but i think client mode is what u require. anyway as i said i m not sure if the bridge mode will be enuf for you..

anyway dont get a wrt54g which cant be moddable nowadays.. try to get the wrt54gl or you can get the buffalo WHR-G54S. its cheaper also. u can get it for abt 2.2k i think..
 
Since you want to connect your five wired computers to a wireless network, it would be safe to assume that you already have an up and running wireless router in place, right?? If that is the case, then all you need is a wireless bridge which is connected to the switch where your five computers are wired into. Linksys has the WET54G. I'm sure if you google a bit, you'll find cheaper alternatives from D-Link or Netgear.
 
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