[MLB-WIRELESS] Advice on a wireless Internet gateway router

Andrew Gibson andrewg at hitec.com.au
Thu Dec 13 10:56:25 EST 2001


There are a number of residential gateways with in-built modems.

These include:

Lucent/Orinoco Residential Gateway (RG1000)
http://www.wavelan.com/template.html?section=m56&envelope=95&page=129

Compaq WL-310 Wireless Home/Office Gateway
http://www2.compaq.com.au/products/wireless/model.asp?family_id=225&Part_No=191813-011
http://www2.compaq.com.au/products/wireless/downloads/191813-011Quickspec.pdf

Apple AirPort Base Station
http://www.apple.com.au/airport/specs.html

Some also have a serial port that allow connection to a external modem.
http://www.dynalink.com.au/products/rtw010.htm

Don't fully understand the need for two units and this does potentially 
cause issues, especially with the residential gateways.

Andrew

At 09:28 AM 13/12/2001 +1100, you wrote:
>Hi all,
>
>I have a friend that is looking to get wireless set up in his flat.
>He is looking for a BOX only that does everything.  Does not want an old PC
>set up to do NAT, DHCP etc, but wants to use an off the shelf product.
>He only has access to a normal phone line so obviously can not use the many
>products out there deigned to connect to Cable or ADSL connections.
>
>Is there any Wireless products like this around that has a 56K modem built
>in rather than ethernet port?
>
>If he has to he would go for two BOXES.  One for the Internet connection
>with built in 56K that does NAT etc and another that is the Wireless access
>port to then connect the rest of his laptops/PC's to.
>
>I have made him aware of the potential cost of going for an off the shelf
>product(s) as opposed to an old PC running linux.  He wants the BOX!
>Mainly as space issue in his flat.
>I know what I would do.....
>
>Steven
>
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