[MLB-WIRELESS] Linksys WRT54GS plugged into a switch?

[Brenton D]

It will work fine.
--- owner-melbwireless at wireless.org.au
<bryce at brycesworld.com.au> wrote:
> Im about to buy a Linksys WRT54GS to run on my home
network, then 
> evenutally up on a mast on my roof but first I have
a small question.
> 
> Are the WRT54GS's able to be plugged into a network
switch and be used 
> just as a AP (no routing)?
> 
> Ive asked a similar question here before about the
54GS working just as 
> an AP but I need to know will it work as an "AP on a
switch"
> 
> I need to be able to access the internet wirelessly
(from my lappy). 
> Currently im borrowing a little Minitar AP which is
working with my 
> existing network design fine.
> I just want to make sure the WRT54GS will work the
same, my network 
> topology is:
> 
> [ Internet ] -----> [ Physical Linux firewall ]
------> [ switch 1 ] 
> -----(this line is a switch uplink)-----> [ switch 2
]
>                                                     
                               
> |                                                   
                  
> /            \
>                                                     
                               
> |                                                   
                / 
>                \
>                                                     
                          
> [ 3 computers ]                               [ 3
more computers ]    [ 
> Proposed AP ]
>                                                     
                                                      
                                                      
              
> \
>                                                     
                    
>                                                     
                   
>                                   \
>                                                     
                    
>                                                     
                   
>                              [ lappy on wireless ]
> 
> 
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