Bridging between wireless router and access point?

I have a wireless ADSL modem/router upstairs (Linksys WAG54G).

Downstairs I have (or hopefully will have) a Mac Mini with no wireless
but onboard ethernet.

If I get a dirt cheap wireless access point that supports bridging/WDS
(such as a Netgear ME102) am I right in thinking I should be able to put
it downstairs with the Mini, configure the access point to connect to
the wireless network that the Linksys "hosts", and then connect the Mac
to the access point with a CAT5 cable, and I'll be able to access the
Internet via the Linksys ADSL router?

Hope that makes sense!

cheers,
Paul

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In article <paul-(E-Mail Removed)>,
"Paul Hutchings" (E-Mail Removed) says...
> I have a wireless ADSL modem/router upstairs (Linksys WAG54G).
>
> Downstairs I have (or hopefully will have) a Mac Mini with no wireless
> but onboard ethernet.
>
> If I get a dirt cheap wireless access point that supports bridging/WDS
> (such as a Netgear ME102) am I right in thinking I should be able to put
> it downstairs with the Mini, configure the access point to connect to
> the wireless network that the Linksys "hosts", and then connect the Mac
> to the access point with a CAT5 cable, and I'll be able to access the
> Internet via the Linksys ADSL router?
>
Why not get a wireless-to-ethernet bridge that is designed for this
very purpose? Probably a good idea to go for Linksys as wireless kit
can be picky - Linksys WET54G seems to be about the same price as
Netgear ME102 anyway.

On 3/8/05 20:54, in article
paul-(E-Mail Removed), "Paul Hutchings"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> If I get a dirt cheap wireless access point that supports bridging/WDS
> (such as a Netgear ME102) am I right in thinking I should be able to put
> it downstairs with the Mini, configure the access point to connect to
> the wireless network that the Linksys "hosts", and then connect the Mac
> to the access point with a CAT5 cable, and I'll be able to access the
> Internet via the Linksys ADSL router?

Yup.

In message <paul-(E-Mail Removed)>, Paul
Hutchings <(E-Mail Removed)> writes
>I have a wireless ADSL modem/router upstairs (Linksys WAG54G).
>
>Downstairs I have (or hopefully will have) a Mac Mini with no wireless
>but onboard ethernet.
>
>If I get a dirt cheap wireless access point that supports bridging/WDS
>(such as a Netgear ME102) am I right in thinking I should be able to put
>it downstairs with the Mini, configure the access point to connect to
>the wireless network that the Linksys "hosts", and then connect the Mac
>to the access point with a CAT5 cable, and I'll be able to access the
>Internet via the Linksys ADSL router?
>
>Hope that makes sense!

Yes it makes sense. Right idea but wrong product though - you don't want
an access point (because that allows computers with wireless to connect
to a wired network). What you want is a wireless to ethernet bridge.

I use the older version of the DLink GWL-D810
<http://www.dlink.com/products/?pid=241> to connect an old Mac running
8.6. The Mac thinks that it is connected to a wired network and runs
quite happily.

Regards,

--
Bruce Horrocks
Surrey
England
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On Wed, 03 Aug 2005 20:54:06 +0100, Paul Hutchings <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>If I get a dirt cheap wireless access point that supports bridging/WDS
>(such as a Netgear ME102) am I right in thinking I should be able to put
>it downstairs with the Mini, configure the access point to connect to
>the wireless network that the Linksys "hosts", and then connect the Mac
>to the access point with a CAT5 cable, and I'll be able to access the
>Internet via the Linksys ADSL router?

in theory yes. In practice a lot of bridging / WDS functionality is
chipset specific so even kit from the same maker may not do what you
expect. Typically an acces spoint will only wirelessly repeat another
access point of the same type, for example.

So if the ME102 has a client mode that works with any 802.11b/g
network you'll be OK. If relying on WDS or the like read the specs
very carefully and try to find someone with the same combo working.

Phil
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