[clue-tech] OT: Ethernet Bridges

[black at clapthreetimes.com]

Not sure if anyone else has been having the same problem as me, but I have
a WRT54G (orignal, not the "S", "L", etc) and the reliability is right on
par with a Qwest Actiontec dsl modem.

I have to reset the WRT54G a few times a week. This is with stock firmware
as well as the custom dd-wrtg stuff. While  fun, these units in my opinion
lack any sort of reliability. You may want to avoid putting anything
behind them that needs to work consistently.

They seem to have a large hobbyist following, but I won't buy another.

> William wrote:
>> Ken MacFerrin wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>> I currently use two Linksys WRT54G's running a linux firmware to do
>>>> this.  Using a custom firmware you can setup two of them as a WDS
>>>> (wireless distribution system) and configure them as a transparent
>>>> ethernet bridge that can support multiple devices (switches, PCs,
>>>> etc) on each side.
>>>>
>>>> To do this today you will need to purchase the WRT54G"L" models and
>>>> then install a custom firmware such as  OpenWRT or DD-WRT.
>>>>
>>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrt54g
>>>>
>>>> -Ken
>>>
>> In reading the Wiki article you indicated, I found that this device is a
>> wireless router rather than an Ethernet bridge.  I'm unclear how adding
>> another router/WAP to my network will solve my need when I already have
>> a cabled router (Cisco 850H) and a WAP (LinkSys WAP54G) in place.  I'm
>> open to clarification if you believe this is the right path.
>>
>> Thank you.
>
> The hardware is built as a router but the custom firmware enables you
> the flexibility to run this as a wireless bridge, a plain old switch or
> numerous other configurations.  This is mini linux distribution running
> on router hardware.
> -Ken
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