[thechat] n00b networking question
Sean
ethanol at mathlab.sunysb.edu
Wed Dec 31 01:15:25 CST 2003
Howdy,
As part of the winter solstice celebrations, I received a wireless (802.11b)
router and so am in the process of upgrading my home network. One segment
of my network is several computers connected to a hub, with the hub wired to
a router.
My question is, can I replace that wired router-to-hub connection with
wireless? (As opposed to adding wireless adapters to each individual
computer.) (Yes, I do know there are performance considerations as to why I
might not want to do this.)
I think what I need is a wireless bridge, such as the linksys WET11 or
netgear ME101, which will plug into the hub. However, all I can find is the
bridge works with "any ethernet-enabled device" and similarly vague
language. All the examples or diagrams show the bridge connected to a
terminal device such as a computer or game console.
Can anyone confirm I can attach a regular old wired hub to a wireless
gateway to connect to a wireless router? If it matters, this is a private
network with DHCP behind a firewall and NAT.
TIA,
Sean G.
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