Home wireless network....newbie....

Hi all,
I have currently have a linux internet gateway/server connected via a 5 port
switch to my other home computers (running xp) however I want to get rid of
the cables and go wireless ... what would I need to replace the switch being
as I do not need a router as the lnux box is doing that job.

Any thoughts and suggestions re brands would be greatly appreciated

cheers
Ansig...

I've got a linux-based router too which also serves as a print server. I've
got 3 other computers( 1 main pc with linux/win2000, and 2 others operating
under win2000 and XP respectively). All the 3 computers were formally
connected thru cable. Now I've installed 2 wifi cards in 2 of them
(excluding the main PC). They connect to the Net easily thru the linux
router and communicate well with the other computers on the network(file
sharing, printing etc).
Currently the AP is another linux-based PC(Hostap) but I'm soon to replace
it with a Dlink DWL-900AP+.
You may want to go completely wireless and install wifi nics on every
computer. I decided to have a mixed network, keeping wired nics where the
pcs were near the router. Remember wired is still more reliable and faster
than wireless.

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> "Ansig" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> > I have currently have a linux internet gateway/server connected via a
> > 5 port switch to my other home computers (running xp) however I want
> > to get rid of the cables and go wireless ... what would I need to
> > replace the switch being as I do not need a router as the lnux box is
> > doing that job.
>
> The simplest would be to install a wireless access point to replace your
> 5-port switch. Of course, you'll need wirless NICs to replace the current
> NICs in the client PCs.
>
> You'll want to be sure to enable WEP and MAC address filtering to deter
> eavesdroppers.
>
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