AP Question: Trendnet

[[BB] Rick James]

I have a question about this AP. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16833156170. Is the Cat 5 jack on the back of this send and receive, or receive only? Meaning, could I hook a switch up to it?

 

[delemorte]

as long as another port on your switch goes to your router or routing device...

 

[[BB] Rick James]

well what I want to do is have this AP pick up my wireless Signal, then hook a switch up to the AP to have multiple PC's on a wired network.

 

[unix_foo]

well what I want to do is have this AP pick up my wireless Signal, then hook a switch up to the AP to have multiple PC's on a wired network.

The keyword you're looking for is bridging. Read the manual if the ap can act as a wireless bridge.

 

[[BB] Rick James]

The keyword you're looking for is bridging. Read the manual if the ap can act as a wireless bridge.

It does act as a bridge.

 

[Madwand]

Interesting, but looks a bit crippled to me -- doesn't support super G and only supports WEP in AP client/repeater modes (according to their online notes). The former I could live with (and do with my bridge), the latter would be a showstopper.

Buffalo WHR-HP-G54, WHR-G54S or Linksys WRT54GL with DD-WRT can do AP client mode bridging over WPA and much more with third-party firmware such as DD-WRT. Buffalo's "Ethernet Converter" can do client mode bridging out of the box, but little else.

 

[[BB] Rick James]

Interesting, but looks a bit crippled to me -- doesn't support super G and only supports WEP in AP client/repeater modes (according to their online notes). The former I could live with (and do with my bridge), the latter would be a showstopper.

Buffalo WHR-HP-G54, WHR-G54S or Linksys WRT54GL with DD-WRT can do AP client mode bridging over WPA and much more with third-party firmware such as DD-WRT. Buffalo's "Ethernet Converter" can do client mode bridging out of the box, but little else.

None of the AP's you listed though do a bridge from 5GHz to 2.4GHz; which is what I need.