Linksys WET-54G bridge

Hi all,

I am thinking about buying an ethernet to wireless bridge (Linksys WT-54g).
I would like to connect the bridge to my Linux server which need to act as
DHCP/NAT/gateway etc server. In fact, the Linux gw should act as a kind of
wireless gateway for all the wireless clients connecting by the bridge. Is
this setup possible?

Thanks,
Rene

Interesting idea. I was thinking along the same lines. I wonder what
is the difference in using an actual access point instead of a bridge?

Thanks

>>>>> ">>" == <e> writes:

>>> Hi all, I am thinking about buying an ethernet to wireless bridge
>>> (Linksys WT-54g). I would like to connect the bridge to my Linux
>>> server which need to act as DHCP/NAT/gateway etc server. In fact,
>>> the Linux gw should act as a kind of wireless gateway for all the
>>> wireless clients connecting by the bridge. Is this setup
>>> possible?

>>> Thanks, Rene

On Thu, 04 Dec 2003 18:09:24 -0600, Spam Me Please spoketh

>Interesting idea. I was thinking along the same lines. I wonder what
>is the difference in using an actual access point instead of a bridge?

The bride is to connect one or more wired clients to a network, while an
access point is to connect one or more wireless clients to a network...

>
>Thanks
>
>>>>>> ">>" == <e> writes:
>
> >>> Hi all, I am thinking about buying an ethernet to wireless bridge
> >>> (Linksys WT-54g). I would like to connect the bridge to my Linux
> >>> server which need to act as DHCP/NAT/gateway etc server. In fact,
> >>> the Linux gw should act as a kind of wireless gateway for all the
> >>> wireless clients connecting by the bridge. Is this setup
> >>> possible?
>
> >>> Thanks, Rene
>


Lars M. Hansen
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The bridge is a wireless client so I would think that if you wanted to
use your Linux box as the Internet gateway then you would want to
connect an AP (or the Linksys G router configured as an AP). Each
wireless client would connect to the AP and get its DHCP settings from
your Linux box.

Think of your Linux box as a cable modem or DSL modem. Internet -
Gateway (HW router or Linux box or whatever - AP - wireless clients.

-D

<e> wrote in message news:<(E-Mail Removed)>...
> Hi all,
>
> I am thinking about buying an ethernet to wireless bridge (Linksys WT-54g).
> I would like to connect the bridge to my Linux server which need to act as
> DHCP/NAT/gateway etc server. In fact, the Linux gw should act as a kind of
> wireless gateway for all the wireless clients connecting by the bridge. Is
> this setup possible?
>
> Thanks,
> Rene