Re: device to wirelessly simulate Ethernet?

"YKhan" wrote:
"Timothy Daniels" wrote:
Which is the "first router" and which is the "second router"?
Remember that you have a clear picture in your mind, but
I can only see the picture through your words. How about
using "modem-connected" router and "device-connected"
router.

*TimDaniels*

The first router, or primary, would be the "modem-connected" router.
The second router, or secondary, rides off of the first one for most
of its functions, such as DHCP and routing. The secondary at this
point is basically just functionally a bridge, but not a router
anymore. The primary is the only real router in functional terms.

I would assume all of the routers would be "device-connected",
regardless of their primacy. I assume some devices will connect to the
first and some to the second. Or did I not understand your question?

Yousuf Khan
-----------------------------------------

Originally, I had planned to have theWRT54GS wireless router
upstairs as the "secondary" router with wired connections to the
end devices, i.e. the desktop, laptop, and printer, with the laptop
connecting occasionally via Wi-Fi. Connected via wire to the
modem downstairs would be "link", perhaps a WAP54G
wireless access point talking to another WAP54G upstairs
which would be wired to the WRT54GS wireless router.
But that would require purchase of 2 WAP54G access points
to provide the downstaire-upstairs link. This, I believe, is the
most expensive of the solutions.

Another solution would be to put the WRT54GS wireless router
downstairs and put a WAP54G access point upstairs connected
via wire to an ethernet switch which is connected via wire to the
end devices. The laptop upstairs could connect to the WRT54GS
wireless router downstairs when a wireless connection is desired,
but I don't know if it would allow file transfers between the laptop
and the other end devices. In any event, this solution would require
purchase of a WAP54G access point and an ethernet switch.

Another solution would be to purchase 2 powerline ethernet
adapters, one connected to the modem downstairs, the other
connected to the WRT54GS wireless router upstairs, and the
in-wall electrical wiring would provide the connectivity between
the 2 ethernet adapters.

The latter 2 solutions could be the cheapest, depending on one's
luck on Ebay. They are equal in speed for Internet downloads,
the wireless solution being the fastest for file transfers on the LAN,
and the powerline solution being the most secure (as I see it).

Surprisingly (to me), the simple solution of running a coaxial cable
upstairs is the most expensive, given the condo situation, the asbestos
in the ceilings, the wood veneer on the livingroom wall, and either
the cost of attachment tools for compression-fit connectors or the
cost of labor for a professional installation. Eventually, I would want
to use coaxial cabling to carry TV signals as well, but that would be
when I had more money to spend. For now, I believe the AP/switch
or powerline adapters are the way to go, and I'm prowling Ebay for
bargains in used equipment.

*TimDaniels*


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