On 04/25/11 12:28 PM, Florin Andrei wrote:
> The WiFi access point is connected to the server via a loopback Ethernet
> cable actually. There's no need to use a switch when there are only 2
> devices connected. Also, in this setup, there's no point to use a WiFi
> router - a simple WiFi access point is much better.
the catch is, routers are both cheaper and easier to find.
you can use a typical router as a access point if you...
* disable DHCP server on the router
* set the WAN (internet) address to something static and 'safe' like
10.255.255.254 mask 255.255.255.0
* set the LAN (local) IP address to a unused static IP on your
subnet so you can access it for management
* use only the LAN ports on the router (it can be used as a 4-port
switch)
if the router is compatible with Tomato or DD-Wrt firmware, there's a
setting that does the equivalent of this, AND lets you use the WAN port
as another switch port.