Wireless bridging
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Revision as of 15:58, 18 November 2005 by 66.66.135.175 (Talk)
Wireless bridging is using the WIFI medium to connect two separate networks. The devices used to connect the two networks are the bridge. One side can be a standard WRT54G(S), the other can be a WET54 or a WRT54G(S) with the DD-WRT firmware. Usually the networks on both sides are ethernet. If the client network is wireless too, you need the WDS function of DD-WRT.
The DD-WRT side of the bridge is also called the client-bridge, the standard WRT54 is the server side. The function is called client-mode.
Functionally the client-bridge is similar to any wifi card or wifi USB device, but with the advantage you can connect more than one computer.
A DD-WRT loaded WRT54G(S) is also cheaper than a Linksys WET54G(S5).
- Warning: very ALPHA text !!