Wifi Design

[septiroth]

picture of design
this is a picture of the setup of the apartment where i will be moving. my roomate, PC-A, and the store owner PC-B share an internet connection, WAP/Internet with the store below PC-B. I too would like to take part in this, but I am afaid that the radio will not reach, as I am at the far end of the apartment. What would be the best way to implement this? I was wondering if any current products would act as a second AP, or a wireless switch of sorts that would take the original AP's signal and not amplify it, but act as a wired switch would and route based on MAC. In other words, my roomate and I would connect to this secondary AP, and this AP would then talk wirelessly back to the original AP. It would be really great if this could be done via 11g, but 11b is ok too. If i can find a good 11g product, i would replace the current 11b product with a G so that the path between these two AP's would be optimal for 2 PC's "sharing" this link.

if said products exists, could you name model numbers?

 

[Abzstrak]

what kind of WAP is this? AFAIK in 802.11g each vendor does it alittle differently, so I'd go with whatever vendor the WAP uses.

 

[ktwebb]

If you want to use a repeater then your limited as two what hardware you can use. There is no compatibility agreement with repeaters. Is the original AP connected to a switch, or is it actually an AP/Router? Your best bet is to run copper to a second AP. You could also setup a workgroup bridge, then connect a second AP to that. Bridging is like repeating. No compatibility standard plus that would get expensive. If you must repeat find out what brand the original AP is and then look at the specs for gear on their website, looking for a repeating function.

 

[septiroth]

i would LIKE to run copper, but i think its out of the question, i will have to look deeper

its currently B, linksys i believe and its a router/AP all in one...

 

[Abzstrak]

Originally posted by: septiroth
i would LIKE to run copper, but i think its out of the question, i will have to look deeper

its currently B, linksys i believe and its a router/AP all in one...

I'm pretty sure this is what you want: http://www.linksys.com/products/product.asp?grid=33&scid=35&prid=563

I stay away from linksys products though, so I'd email them to ask for usre or at least buy it locally so you can return it if it doesn't work.