Wireless access points

Okay, since upgrading to Sky and using the supplied router, I am now
using WPA encryption. Before I didn't have my network encrypted, I just
used MAC filtering and hid the SSID. Secure enough for the area I live
to be honest, but I'm happy to stick with WPA now I've got it.

However.... one of the reasons I didn't use encryption is because I have
two devices that only support WEP. A Nintendo DS and a Linksys WGA54G
wireless access point. My theory was that anyone determined enough to
bypass the MAC filtering would be savy enough to bypass WEP.

So anyway, onto the point of this post. Both Nintendo and Linksys have
said that WPA cannot / will not be supported. I can get my Nintendo DS
to connect via a USB access point plugged into the computer, so that's
workable though not ideal. However, the WGA54G is another matter, as far
as I can see it's just an expensive paperweight now with no way to
connect it to the network.

So what I am looking for is a wireless access point I can plug into my
Slingbox that supports WPA. I could use Ethernet to connect it up, but
the two devices are on opposite sides of the house and it defeats the
object of having a wireless network.

Two points spring to mind, why the hell didn't Slingbox have wireless
networking built in. Secondly why the hell did Linksys release an
802.11g device without support for WPA! Anyway, this is the crazy
situation I find myself in. Can anyone recommend a device that I can
plug into my Slingbox that is 802.11g and WPA compatible that will work
reliably with the Sky router?

Please help, I miss my watching Sky TV when I'm bored at work! I need to
get this sorted.

--
regards, James Luff
Gamertag: Lufferov
"There are 10 types of people in the world:
Those that understand binary, and those that don't."

On Sat, 26 May 2007 00:55:03 +0100, James Luff
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>So what I am looking for is a wireless access point I can plug into my
>Slingbox that supports WPA. I could use Ethernet to connect it up, but
>the two devices are on opposite sides of the house and it defeats the
>object of having a wireless network.

The device you need is a wireless bridge (as opposed to access point).

I have one of these
http://www.belkin.com/uk/support/art...id=6670&scid=0
which works fine with the netgear router set to WPA-PSK (TKIP)


Jim.

"James Luff" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Okay, since upgrading to Sky and using the supplied router, I am now using
> WPA encryption. Before I didn't have my network encrypted, I just used MAC
> filtering and hid the SSID. Secure enough for the area I live to be
> honest, but I'm happy to stick with WPA now I've got it.
>
> However.... one of the reasons I didn't use encryption is because I have
> two devices that only support WEP. A Nintendo DS and a Linksys WGA54G
> wireless access point. My theory was that anyone determined enough to
> bypass the MAC filtering would be savy enough to bypass WEP.
>
> So anyway, onto the point of this post. Both Nintendo and Linksys have
> said that WPA cannot / will not be supported. I can get my Nintendo DS to
> connect via a USB access point plugged into the computer, so that's
> workable though not ideal. However, the WGA54G is another matter, as far
> as I can see it's just an expensive paperweight now with no way to connect
> it to the network.
>
> So what I am looking for is a wireless access point I can plug into my
> Slingbox that supports WPA. I could use Ethernet to connect it up, but the
> two devices are on opposite sides of the house and it defeats the object
> of having a wireless network.
>
> Two points spring to mind, why the hell didn't Slingbox have wireless
> networking built in. Secondly why the hell did Linksys release an 802.11g
> device without support for WPA! Anyway, this is the crazy situation I find
> myself in. Can anyone recommend a device that I can plug into my Slingbox
> that is 802.11g and WPA compatible that will work reliably with the Sky
> router?
>
> Please help, I miss my watching Sky TV when I'm bored at work! I need to
> get this sorted.
>
>

I am sure you should be able to switch off WPA if that helps.

"James Luff" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Okay, since upgrading to Sky and using the supplied router, I am now
> using WPA encryption. Before I didn't have my network encrypted, I just
> used MAC filtering and hid the SSID. Secure enough for the area I live
> to be honest

Save yourself the hassle. You already said you were happy with MAC filter
and hidden SSID. Just go back to that.
The wireless network will run faster wthout encryption anyway. WPA can slow
thing down quite a lot.

James Egan wrote:
> On Sat, 26 May 2007 00:55:03 +0100, James Luff
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>> So what I am looking for is a wireless access point I can plug into my
>> Slingbox that supports WPA. I could use Ethernet to connect it up, but
>> the two devices are on opposite sides of the house and it defeats the
>> object of having a wireless network.
>
> The device you need is a wireless bridge (as opposed to access point).
>
> I have one of these
> http://www.belkin.com/uk/support/art...id=6670&scid=0
> which works fine with the netgear router set to WPA-PSK (TKIP)

Thanks for correcting me on the bridge rather that a wireless access
point. Will this one do the trick?

http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/97644/rb/28152098421

It says it has WPA support out of the box, which I would prefer to
messing about with upgrading the firmware. I've never heard of Buffalo
before, are they a good make? With Google checkout I can get £10 off
that.... what's the catch with Google checkout anyway? £10 off a £30
item is a lot, how does it work? It looks too good to be true!

--
regards, James Luff
Gamertag: Lufferov
"There are 10 types of people in the world:
Those that understand binary, and those that don't."

In message <(E-Mail Removed)>, James Luff
<(E-Mail Removed)> writes
>With Google checkout I can get £10 off that.... what's the catch with
>Google checkout anyway? £10 off a £30 item is a lot, how does it work?
>It looks too good to be true!

from yesterday's Times...
<http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/...the_web/articl
e1845283.ece>

--
dave @ stejonda

On 27 May 2007, "dave @ stejonda" wrote:

>from yesterday's Times...
><http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/...the_web/articl
>e1845283.ece>

As it wraps, I suggest using a shortcut service: <http://tinyurl.com/2trp2d>
For those concerned about destination:- <http://preview.tinyurl.com/2trp2d>

On Sun, 27 May 2007 12:17:13 +0100, James Luff
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Thanks for correcting me on the bridge rather that a wireless access
>point. Will this one do the trick?
>
>http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/97644/rb/28152098421

I would have thought so. Meets your requirements and the reviews are
all good but you won't know for sure until you try it.


Jim.

James Luff wrote:

> James Egan wrote:
>> On Sat, 26 May 2007 00:55:03 +0100, James Luff
>> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>
>>> So what I am looking for is a wireless access point I can plug into my
>>> Slingbox that supports WPA. I could use Ethernet to connect it up, but
>>> the two devices are on opposite sides of the house and it defeats the
>>> object of having a wireless network.
>>
>> The device you need is a wireless bridge (as opposed to access point).
>>
>> I have one of these
>>
http://www.belkin.com/uk/support/art...id=6670&scid=0
>> which works fine with the netgear router set to WPA-PSK (TKIP)
>
> Thanks for correcting me on the bridge rather that a wireless access
> point. Will this one do the trick?
>
> http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/97644/rb/28152098421
>
> It says it has WPA support out of the box, which I would prefer to
> messing about with upgrading the firmware. I've never heard of Buffalo
> before, are they a good make?

It's a perfectly reasonable make. I have one of those Ethernet bridges to
connect both halves of my home network. It works.

That model has the advantage over most other Ethernet bridges because it has 4
ports. Most bridges are single-port so you need an external hub/switch to
expand the number of ports.

--
Nigel Wade