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DIY Wireless Ethernet Bridge

WaitingForNehalem

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I know there are linux distributions to turn a pc into a router, but is there a distribution to turn a pc into a wireless ethernet bridge? It could have a wireless adaptor and receive and transmit the data to the router, then it would output the information through the ethernet into a switch.
 
DD-WRT can do this with any number of cheap, low-power off the shelf wireless routers. I would go this route, rather than using PCs.

That said, any PC with Windows can form an ad hoc wireless network and bridge it to an ethernet connection.
 
Originally posted by: drebo
DD-WRT can do this with any number of cheap, low-power off the shelf wireless routers. I would go this route, rather than using PCs.

That said, any PC with Windows can form an ad hoc wireless network and bridge it to an ethernet connection.

Well I have a useless pc from 1997 and I don't want to buy another $50 WRT54G (which is the only wireless router I'd consider) and my two extra routers aren't supported. I think linux would also be more stable for 24/7 use. I think I found what I wanted though. http://www.linux.com/articles/55617[
 
Just realize if you use a standalone PC for this, the power consumption alone in a few months would equal what you'd pay for a WRT54GL router.
 
Originally posted by: kevnich2
Just realize if you use a standalone PC for this, the power consumption alone in a few months would equal what you'd pay for a WRT54GL router.

How much would a Pentium 200MHz consume?
 
Depends on your power supply? The older processors though did consume a lot of power. Anything it consumes will be more than the ~4.5 volts than the WRT54GL.
 
I think my WRT54G consumes .5a at 12V. That's a whopping 6 watts. A hard drive alone to run a computer uses anywhere from 5 to 10 watts. A Pentium 200mhz processor consumes ~13W. You're already 4 times the power consumption, and that's not considering everything else the computer needs to run. $50 now, or ~$20 if you don't mind an ASUS router, would save you money in less than 6 months from your power bill.
 
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