[Nelug] Wireless to wired network bridge

[Edward Parker]

Quick answer to list, happy to give more offlist if you need.


I've got a WG602 and it works fine - happy with performance.
Have only tried it so far with a single wireless nic but I've no reason
to doubt performance with 1+.
Attaches straight into my existing wired network and clients use scope
from existing range - although I'm not an expert on this - there may be
security type arguments for a separate range on principle.
Samba/ntp/internet/email all work fine wirelessly as if if attached
copperly.


Regards
E

-----Original Message-----
From: nelug-bounces at mailman.lug.org.uk
[mailto:nelug-bounces at mailman.lug.org.uk] On Behalf Of Steven
Sent: 16 February 2004 17:56
To: North East Linux User Group mailing list
Subject: [Nelug] Wireless to wired network bridge


Does anyone have any experiance with the Netgear WG602

http://www.netgear.com/products/prod_details.php?prodID=170&view=

What I would like is to link a few wireless laptops into my existing
network of 100-base-TX based Netgear Switches & NICs. The WG602 would
have to behave as a access point for the wireless network (for more than
two wireless nics (ie NOT ad-hoc) and bridge (is that the correct term?)
to the wired network so that the wireless laptops could access
samba/nfs/cups/ntp/internet/e-mail from the wired network.

Also would the wireless laptops use the DHCP server on the wired part of
the network (ie my current wired network has an 192.168.1.x address
range) or would the wireless require a different IP address range (ie
192.168.2.x)???

Thanx in Advance.


Steven.


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