Wireless Bridge Question

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by noahawk, Mar 23, 2007.

  1. noahawk

    noahawk Corporal

    I'm going to be moving in about 10 months, and my network connections will go from all wired to wireless. Since I already have a switch and cables to run to the 2 - 3 computers that I have, would I be able to use a wireless bridge to receive the wireless signal and then use the 100Mbps Ethernet port on the bridge to connect the switch to it and then split the connection like I currently do? I realize then that my speeds will not be at 100Mbps, but wireless is the only way I could get the Internet, and moving the modem and router is out of the question at this time. And I'd prefer not to have to buy wireless adapters for 2 - 3 computers.

    Where I'm moving highly prefers Linksys, so I found the WET54G model that sounds like the above should work, but I would like people more knowledgeable about things like this to help me out. Below are some links about the model.

    Link 1 from Linksys

    The part about MDIX may be what I'd need on any bridge? But if MDIX is not available on the model, would using a regular crossover cable achieve the same thing?

    Thanks for helping me out, and if things are confusing, I can explain further.
     
  2. cat5e

    cat5e MajorGeek


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