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 2819367 for os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com; Sat, 22 Aug 2009 00:03:36 -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 1MehpC-0000Wk-Nf for os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com; Sat, 22 Aug 2009 00:03:35 -0400 Received: from nschwmtas06p.mx.bigpond.com ([61.9.189.152]:52081) by mail2.2rosenthals.com with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Mehp8-00086j-2N for os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com; Sat, 22 Aug 2009 00:03:27 -0400 Received: from nschwotgx03p.mx.bigpond.com ([124.184.254.191]) by nschwmtas06p.mx.bigpond.com with ESMTP id <20090822040321.FSTN1920.nschwmtas06p.mx.bigpond.com@nschwotgx03p.mx.bigpond.com> for ; Sat, 22 Aug 2009 04:03:21 +0000 Received: from [192.168.100.2] (really [124.184.254.191]) by nschwotgx03p.mx.bigpond.com with ESMTP id <20090822040320.XCST1120.nschwotgx03p.mx.bigpond.com@[192.168.100.2]> for ; Sat, 22 Aug 2009 04:03:20 +0000 X-CTCH-RefID: str=0001.0A020206.4A8F6E0F.002E,ss=0,fgs=0 Message-ID: <4A8F6E16.8010608@durrant.mine.nu> Date: Sat, 22 Aug 2009 14:03:34 +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 nschwotgx03p.mx.bigpond.com from [124.184.254.191] using ID edward.durrant@bigpond.com at Sat, 22 Aug 2009 04:03:20 +0000 X-RPD-ScanID: Class unknown; VirusThreatLevel unknown, RefID str=0001.0A150204.4A8F6E09.0059,ss=1,fgs=0 X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: _SUMMARY_ Ed Durrant wrote: > 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 ? > > Sorry I should have added, with an OS/2 compatible client. -- 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).