On Monday 15 January 2007 20:50, Mat Grove wrote:
> The device works fine with Linux and can be completely configured via
> the web interface. It gives you a 4 port switch which I am using to
> bridge my 802.11G wireless network. I have a PC in the lounge connected
> by Ethernet to the access point and the bridge in the loft plugged into
> a normal Ethernet switch with the rest of the computers. The bridge is
> doing exactly the same job that a long cable was doing.
I'm actually using Ethernet over Power[1] for doing this. Plug ethernet
cable into adapter which plugs into a downstairs power socket, plug
other adapter into power socket upstairs and hang a hub off that.
No messing around with wireless. It's not as fast as a real network,
but it's faster than broadband so it's fine for general internet access.
[1]
http://www.novatech.co.uk:80/novatech/products/a912x1y0z1p0s0n0m0
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