Re: [gentoo-user] Re: [OT]advice for a wireless router

2007-10-29 Thread Matthias Bethke
Hi Dan, on Sunday, 2007-10-28 at 18:30:17, you wrote: > Of course you can build a low-power system and probably get by without > any fans at all if you're clever, and if you outsource the hard drive > to another computer you get a fairly low power design that's silent. > > But not nearly as low po

[gentoo-user] Re: [OT]advice for a wireless router

2007-10-29 Thread Grant Edwards
On 2007-10-29, brullo nulla <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think I will settle for this: > Linksys Gateway Wireless Wrt54g If you want to run after-market firmware, you need to get the "L" version (WRT54GL), or an older version of the WRT54G. Newer versions of the WRT54G (sans L) have had the amo

[gentoo-user] Re: [OT]advice for a wireless router

2007-10-29 Thread Grant Edwards
On 2007-10-29, Jerry McBride <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Monday 29 October 2007 10:40:08 am Grant Edwards wrote: >> On 2007-10-29, b.n. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > Dan Farrell ha scritto: >> >> On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 01:13:25 +0100 >> >> "b.n." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> Think of an AP a

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: [OT]advice for a wireless router

2007-10-29 Thread brullo nulla
On 10/29/07, Jerry McBride <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Do you really need router functionality? If not, I've had tremendous success > with SENAO brand WAPs... namely > > http://www.wlansolution.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=NCB%2D3220 > > Excellent, if all you really need is 802.11b or g and

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: [OT]advice for a wireless router

2007-10-29 Thread Jerry McBride
On Monday 29 October 2007 10:40:08 am Grant Edwards wrote: > On 2007-10-29, b.n. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Dan Farrell ha scritto: > >> On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 01:13:25 +0100 > >> "b.n." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Think of an AP as a way to connect wireless interfaces to the same > >> switch/

[gentoo-user] Re: [OT]advice for a wireless router

2007-10-29 Thread Grant Edwards
On 2007-10-29, b.n. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dan Farrell ha scritto: >> On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 01:13:25 +0100 >> "b.n." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Think of an AP as a way to connect wireless interfaces to the same >> switch/hub as you can the wired connections. They usually bridge the >> conne

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: [OT]advice for a wireless router

2007-10-28 Thread Dan Farrell
On Sun, 28 Oct 2007 22:19:05 + (UTC) Grant Edwards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If you don't mind the power, heat, bulk and noise. :) The trade-off is that precisely. Of course you can build a low-power system and probably get by without any fans at all if you're clever, and if you outsour

[gentoo-user] Re: [OT]advice for a wireless router

2007-10-28 Thread Grant Edwards
On 2007-10-28, Dan Farrell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Most people go for this option, but there's definitely something good > to be said about the flexibility (and power!) of using a home-built > router from a second hand desktop. If you don't mind the power, heat, bulk and noise. :) -- [EMA