At Mon, 25 Apr 2011 13:20:58 -0700 CentOS mailing list <centos at centos.org> wrote: > > 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 You don't really need to do anything with the WAN port, so long as it is unconnected. > * 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. > > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > > -- Robert Heller -- 978-544-6933 / heller at deepsoft.com Deepwoods Software -- http://www.deepsoft.com/ () ascii ribbon campaign -- against html e-mail /\ www.asciiribbon.org -- against proprietary attachments