wireless access point

[JDay]

I've read of a few bricked routers that needed a bit of surgery to revive them... that takes a little longer than 1 min...

All you have to do is make sure boot_wait is enabled before you attempt to flash. If it fails you can push a firmware image to it with tftp. Takes literally seconds.

[rjf]

I may go with the wap54g. I want to locate the wireless in a central location to maximize coverage. The dsl and router are in the garage close to the phone box. Any other options?

[MR2Chuck]

I may go with the wap54g. I want to locate the wireless in a central location to maximize coverage. The dsl and router are in the garage close to the phone box. Any other options?

Yes, you can locate the WAP54g in a central location without moving your current equipment. Connect it to a current or new ethernet cable connection from the existing router.

The only sticky point is configuration: The WAP54g default ip address is 192.168.1.245. The WAP should be in the same subnet as your router , so, for example if your router is 192.168.2.xxx, you need to connect the WAP directly to your PC and change the 3rd octet in its address to match. eg. 192.168.2.245

[rjf]

The only sticky point is configuration: The WAP54g default ip address is 192.168.1.245. The WAP should be in the same subnet as your router , so, for example if your router is 192.168.2.xxx, you need to connect the WAP directly to your PC and change the 3rd octet in its address to match. eg. 192.168.2.245

Exactly what I was looking for. Thank you very much!

This configuration change will allow two routers on the same network.

[bobcatmech]

wireless router for indoor works well-we run 4 laptops in my house all wireless and with the cradlepoint wireless router we have it keeps up nicely and is pretty secure..