Just a short update
I’ve recently secured a room in a flat, somewhere in the Jewelry Quarter (The Orb), and should be moving-in just after my exams are over. This means that hopefully I’ll be starting work a little earlier than expected!
First problem, however: NETWORKING again (as-in, I only cabled my house 10 months ago!) Though this time around, I’m concerned about wireless. I don’t think Sarah is going to want wires draping from one side of the flat to the other, but I also don’t think Linux is going to like me if I start using Windows drivers to configure its devices (ndiswrapper or not…)
So what I’d really like to invest in, is a wired-to-wireless bridge. I had already had my heart set on a Linksys WET54G-UK, but judging from the comments left by these disgruntled customers, I don’t think I’ll be having one anytime soon.
I therefore request recommendations for a wired-to-wireless bridge, please. Under £50 (preferably that’d be inc. VAT) and WPA2 support, whilst not being unreliable/flakey/generally crap. Go!
Have a look here ?
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/search_results.php?sortby=&groupid=&string=Wireless-G+Ethernet+Bridge
http://www.microwarehouse.co.uk/ec/all-search-results.jtp
Hi by the way, and out of interest what bothers you about wireless ? I would like to know.
Well, my main concern of wireless these days, is due to the fact that Linux has only partial support from equipment manufacturers. If you’re running a Linux distribution, you either need to hope that your WNIC chipset is supported by MadWI-FI or that ndiswrapper will successfully interpret the instructions given by the .inf Windows driver, supplied with the card.
As you can guess, it’s a bit of a mare. So by using a wired-wireless bridge, I can connect to a wireless network, and not have to worry about drivers, configuration or otherwise, as it’s all done within the bridge. As far as my PC (running Ubuntu Linux) is concerned, I’m connected to a wired network.
Thanks for the links though. the Linksys WET54G is the device I was hoping to stay away from, but the microdirect link has a few suggestions (aside from the Ethernet -> HomePlug solutions!) that I can look into, so thanks
Btw, are you the Shane I worked with @ Computers in South Molton?
Yes its me , how u doin, I see you start a job soon?
I’m well matey, thanks. Uni’s a blast! But I can’t wait to get out and start this job, that much is true.
I’m going to be working for a company in Birmingham who do alsorts of software development, and business solutions etc.
Thankfully I’ll be looking after their VoIP and remote access networks, as well as a bunch of VM Gentoo Linux servers that they’ve got co-located for certain companies. I’m quite eager to get started.. Not long now either, as I start on the 28th of May (21st birthday on the 1st of June, which they’ll love, haha.)
So how’re you doing? Doing web design now? (2xjracing?) Be sweet to hear what you’re up to
Hey Dude!
Here’s an option for you..
wrt54gs router from ebuyer @ £50 included delivery + VAT and works with Linux, tried and tested working with WPA2.. but I had to take off WPA2 due to the damn 360 not being compatible with it.. and you can use 3rd party stuff on there.. peace out dude!
I’d be careful there, Jazz. You know the new WRT54GS routers don’t run Linux?
From v5.x they run something that isn’t compatible with the open Linux-based firmware(s). Because of this change, Linksys released the WRT54GL, which is basically a WRT54G v4, with a new name.
And I now have two sat in my room, hehe ;p