[Nelug] Wireless to wired network bridge

[Steven]

Thanks, I'm going to order one now! Just wanted to check that it would
do what I wanted it to do - the netgear website wasn't exactly
forthcoming with info.

On Mon, 2004-02-16 at 20:43, Edward Parker wrote:
> 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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