Re: Wireless - without a router tied to it ?????

Shenan Stanley wrote:

> George wrote:
>> Does anyone sell just an ethernet-to-ethernet wireless connection,
>> without having to buy a router to go with it. (I have a firewall
>> router between my cable modem & main PC. I would like to remotely
>> connect another computer in the basement through the existing
>> router & modem, but really don't need or want to buy another
>> router. (And, it doesn't seem like it should take $200 these days
>> just to go wireless to the router I already have.) Also, there is
>> no easy way to get to the cable and connect directly where the 2nd
>> computer is located. Is there a standalone wireless receiver
>> available that does not include all the router circuitry and is
>> cheaper than the wireless routers on the market?
>
> WAP - Wireless Access Point.
>
As Ms. Stanley said, a WAP will do this for you. But oddly enough, the
WAPs I've looked at here (US) are more expensive than plain routers.
You might want to look at using a wireless router and turning off its
DHCP to use it as a WAP. I did this for a client with a Linksys wired
router and a Linksys wireless router.

Malke
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