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----- Original Message -----
From: "Andy Wootton" <andy.wootton at wyrley.demon.co.uk>
To: "Wolverhampton Linux User Group" <wolves at mailman.lug.org.uk>
Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2005 4:36 PM
Subject: Re: [Wolves] wifi


> David Morley wrote:
>
> >>Yes, IPCop does support WLANs (on the Blue interface) see
>
>><http://www.ipcop.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=phpWiki&file=index&pagen
ame=IPCop140BlueVpnHowto>
> >>
> >>- --
> >>Ron Wellsted
> >>
> >>
> >Is Ipcop similar to smoothwall then, in that it runs on a separate box
> >acting as a router and a firewall?
> >
> >
> Yes, IPcop was a project forked from Smoothwall. It seems to have
> progressed faster than Smoothwall.
>
> >Also this was just theoretical as I had the sudden understanding of
> >what and how a router workedish and what dhcp did etc.
> >
> >
> The terminology is half the problem. A router is just a box with two or
> more interfaces that applies some intelligent decisions about whether to
> move  packets between them. Strictly, the protocol on both sides should
> be the same. If the protocol on different interfaces is different then
> it is a gateway because it has to do protocol conversion too. The 2
> terms are horribly misused these days. A 'wireless router' might be an
> ADSL modem, gateway, firewall, router and DHCP server in one box..
>
> You can buy Wireless Access Points (WAPs) to add into an existing
> Ethernet (about £40.) They seem to be an Ethernet/Wirless gateway and
> some control software. If you only have two wireless nodes they can talk
> to each other without a WAP. Whether a Linux box can be a WAP depends on
> whether you can get your hands on the 'control software'. I don't know
> but I did see a discussion suggesting free software was in development a
> few months ago. I'll leave the Googling to you. Let us all know what you
> find.
>
> >But I saw the cost benefit more for people running a smoothwall box/
> >ipcop box.  A good wireless router is about £80 if you need a pcmcia
> >card too then more.  You can however pick a pci wireless card for
> >15-20 quid same for a pcmcia card, so for half the cost of the router
> >you have a full wireless system.
> >
> Ebuyer are selling 3Com USB 2 wireless 'sticks' for £15. I've got one of
> these and a Netgear WAP for my daughter on order.
>
> Woo
>
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