[SATLUG] 802.11b Wireless Adapter for Desktop

[Thomas Cameron]

> Thomas,
>
> Well you "could" put coax between the bridge and antenna but you might 
> lose a
> bunch of signal that way.

No, no, I meant put the bridge anywhere, not just the antenna.  Sorry.

> Since you have an ethernet port, you could run
> maybe 100-150 ft of CAT V cable to it and maybe put it on the roof of your
> house.  You might want to cover it with a tupperware container to keep it 
> dry.
> Oh, the power...well run an extension cord up to the roof and plug in the
> walwart to the extension cord...keep that dry also.

I'm thinking the attic would be a great place, except that I don't know how 
sensitive these things are to heat.  As I'm sure you know, it gets mighty 
warm in a Texas attic in the summer!

What I really had in mind is that in my office I only have 6 ports available 
(I rewired my house last year putting 4 ports in each room except the 
office - I thought 6 would be enough.  I was wrong) but about 8 ethernet 
devices.  So I could get one of these bridges, run an ethernet cable from my 
wife's PC to the bridge then set the bridge on top of her bookshelf.  That 
would free up a port.

> Most of these bridges are controlled through a simple web server
> interface...just connect to the IP address and set it up.  Then forget 
> about
> it on the network.

So I assume that when you first plug it in it just grabs the next available 
DHCP address?

> Well maybe its not quite that simple....so do read the manual.

Heh - will do, thanks!

> Walt

Thomas