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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>Richard.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>So instead of the ap going into the switch or
hub, a secon lan card gets put in the linux boxen dedicated for the ap
??</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>would i still be able to have my wired lan the
same ip network as the wireless lan ?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>cheers</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>matthew</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=Richard.Van.Orsouw@optus.com.au
href="mailto:Richard.Van.Orsouw@optus.com.au">Richard Van Orsouw</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=matthew.hill@matthewhillonline.com
href="mailto:matthew.hill@matthewhillonline.com">Matthew Hill</A> ; <A
title=melbwireless@wireless.org.au
href="mailto:melbwireless@wireless.org.au">Melbourne Wireless</A> ; <A
title=nathp@optushome.com.au href="mailto:nathp@optushome.com.au">'Nath P'</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, May 19, 2003 8:02 AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: [MLB-WIRELESS] linux router,
AP vs WiFi card</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>If you want "routing" with your Dlink AP, you will need to
directly connect<BR>the "wired" ethernet port to the linux box, and then from
the linux box have<BR>another interface to your LAN.Then run zebra/ospf to
look after dynamic<BR>routing. <BR><BR>cheers,<BR><BR>Richard<BR><BR>>
----------<BR>> From: Nath P<BR>> Sent: Sunday, 18 May 2003 11:05
PM<BR>> To: Matthew Hill; Melbourne Wireless<BR>> Subject: Re:
[MLB-WIRELESS] linux router, AP vs WiFi card<BR>> <BR>> yeh, and how
does the whole AP to AP thing work? *confused*<BR>> <BR>> <BR>>
----- Original Message ----- <BR>> From: Matthew Hill <BR>> To: Nath P ;
Melbourne Wireless <BR>> Sent: Sunday, May 18, 2003 10:19 PM<BR>>
Subject: Re: [MLB-WIRELESS] linux router, AP vs WiFi card<BR>> <BR>>
Nath.<BR>> <BR>> Ive had the same query, but im more worried bout
connecting to other<BR>> aps who have lan set ups as well. im more worryed
bout the routing side of<BR>> it.. not as easy as it appears..<BR>>
<BR>> cheers<BR>> <BR>> matt<BR>> <BR>> ----- Original Message
----- <BR>> From: Nath P <BR>> To: 'melbwireless' <BR>> Sent: Sunday,
May 18, 2003 8:47 PM<BR>> Subject: [MLB-WIRELESS] linux router, AP vs WiFi
card<BR>> <BR>> I'm building a linux box as a firewall/router/AP for my
node<BR>> (FLL). I have a dlink DWL900AP (not +) already.<BR>> my
question is, in terms of connection into the network is<BR>> it better to
have a card (like the type Vasco sells) in the linux box, or<BR>> is it
better to use an AP like the DWL900?<BR>> <BR>> i would be leaning in
the direction of the AP just because<BR>> it can be stuck in a box up a
tree on the end of some cat 5 and not have<BR>> huge losses from running a
huge length of cable to the antenna.. what else<BR>> needs to be taken into
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