Re: [SLE] Networking Advice

Robert,

On Saturday 12 August 2006 15:11, Robert Paulsen wrote:
This is not specifically a SuSE nor perhaps even a Linux question,
but I appreciate the general good advice I've seen on this list.

...

I am now in an apartment withut any ethernet wiring. Time Warner will
be there soon to hook up RoadRunner, Cable TV and digital phone.

My idea is to switch to wireless networking. At first I thought I
would get a wireless NIC for each of the Linux and Windows systems
and would need advice on what was the best wireless card to use on
SuSE 9.3 -- I might still need this advice! But, after some thought,
I realized this didn't address the Tivo or HP printer.

TiVO sells a USB wireless networking adaptor that they certify to work
with the software in the TiVO.


So, here is my question: Can I get a device that acts as a wireless
hub/switch?

The LinkSys WRT54G or WRT54GC (compact) certainly meet this description.
I use the WRT54GC for reasons similar to your.

That is, it connects via wireless to the router and
provides wired connection to several devices such that everything is
on the same subnet (e.g.192.168.1.xxx). If so, I'd put one in each of
the two rooms where I will need ethernet connectivity.

Depending on the size of the apartment and its construction, you may
need only a single wireless access point.


In this way I
wouldn't need to add NIC cards to the SuSE and Windows systems and
the Tivo and HP printer would also work.

If the above is not a good idea, does anyone have another suggestion?

Thanks!

Bob P.


Randall Schulz

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