[ale] Wireless networking options?

[Thomas Holmquist]

You want a Wireless Access Point (WAP)

heres a linksys one:
http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?cgiurl=http%3A%2F%2Fcgi.ebay.com%2Fws%2F&krd=1&from=R8&MfcISAPICommand=GetResult&ht=1&SortProperty=MetaEndSort&query=linksys+wap11

Those dont have NAT routers built in :)

George Carless wrote:

>Since this whole wireless thingamebob seems to be such a hot topic right
>now, here's a question for you all:
>
>I've just moved into my new apartment, and I'd prefer not to wire cat5
>everywhere.  I've about three or four machines I'd like to network up - my
>server, my Windows machine, my MAME arcade machine.. maybe a pc in the
>kitchen for recipe browsing, if I decide to get *uber* geeky.  So, I
>figure that wireless is probably the best way to go.
>
>However, a quick look around indicates that most of the wireless hubs
>that're out there seem to be integrated dealies that do NAT etc.  I
>already have a perfectly good Linux machine doing all of that jazz, and I
>understand what it's doing reasonably well, so I'd prefer to avoid
>replacing it.
>
>So -- can anyone provide me with some guidance as to what I should be
>shopping for, if I just want to connect the machines together without
>doing anything too fancy?  My setup right now is pretty standard:
>
>Linux machine with eth0->cable and eth1->hub, providing ip masquerading/nat
>other machines with eth0->hub
>
>Any advice much appreciated.
>
>Thanks,
>--George
>
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