Wifi to a "non-computer" device?

[Nickk2]

Hey, soon, I'll be moving too a new apartment, and this new apartment has only wifi, wifi of which I cannot access the router. This is fine for my computer, which is brand new, and has a wireless chip. But not for my PS2 . Which I play online quite often. Does anyone know if it's even possible to have a "router" that can receive wifi, and then give it through ethernet? If so, maybe a link to a site where I can purchase this?

If this is a well known device, and a stupid question, I'm sorry, but I'm not good with routers, just computers .

Thanks.

 

[JackMDS]

Welcome to AT Network Forum.

Some Router can be configured as Wireless Clients (aka Consumer Bridge) which make them a Driverless Wireless Cards.

Wireless Modes - http://www.ezlan.net/Wireless_Modes.html

This page describe two of them with links to 3rd party firmware that provides this mode.

http://www.ezlan.net/buffalo.html

 

[xSauronx]

Originally posted by: JackMDS
Welcome to AT Network Forum.

Some Router can be configured as Wireless Clients (aka Consumer Bridge) which make them a Driverless Wireless Cards.

Wireless Modes - http://www.ezlan.net/Wireless_Modes.html

This page describe two of them with links to 3rd party firmware that provides this mode.

http://www.ezlan.net/buffalo.html

to save the OP a few minutes, if the wifi you have access to is secured, DD_WRT v23 SP2 can't use WPA2 to connect in client-bridge mode to the host, it does support WPA-personal, however.

i found this out the hard way the other day. i didnt buy or flash the router with the intent that it would be used the way the OP needs his used, so its no skin off my back (since i put it at my parents place, who had ZERO security, so WPA-personal was a step up)

its easy to skim over that kind of info, or, if youre new to playing with this kind of thing, have no idea what it means and wind up screwed

its also possible to use your PC as a bridge if it has an NIC and just patch the PS2 to it. its not ideal, and usually using ICS in windows is frowned upon here. ive never had to use it, so i cant comment on that except to say my brother runs his xbox360 that way and it seems to work ok.

 

[Nickk2]

Hey guys, would this work?

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obi...l/-/B0000AJVBW/bella81

 

[JackMDS]

Originally posted by: Nickk2
Hey guys, would this work?

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obi...l/-/B0000AJVBW/bella81

It would work. However it is an old 802.11b.

It either has No security, or it can do only WEP (check the data sheet at Linksys site).

Security has to be uniform across the Wireless Network. I.e if it device can not be secured the whole network would be open.

xSauronx, to the best of my knowledge, there is No Entry Level bridges that do WPA2.