[geeks] ethernet to wireless bridge

[Lionel Peterson]

Just stumbled across this devide, seems to be just what you need - 3G
wireless to WiFi and has a four port switch installed (four RJ45
jacks):

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8916765&type=product&id=1218015
171886

No exp. with it, but thought you might be interested...

Lionel
(I found it while looking for a replacmement AP, my 5 year-old
Motorola unit appears to have died...)

On Fri, Jul 17, 2009 at 4:16 PM, Shannon Hendrix<shannon at widomaker.com>
wrote:
> Does anyone know if you can buy an ethernet-to-wireless bridge?
>
> I don't mean ethernet to WiFi, I mean wireless, like cell phone wireless,
3G
> and all that.
>
> I'm working on a project to provide customers with access to 3G as a
network
> interface on FreeBSD machines.  There are wireless modems supported in
> FreeBSD, but none of the USB network works great in FreeBSD.  The drivers
> are always a generation or more behind, and there are reliability issues.
>  In FreeBSD 7.2 when I open the serial port on the modem, FreeBSD locks up
> hard.
>
> I'm sure I can work the issues out, but it seems like it would be a lot
> easier if we could just get a bridge or something like that which can be
> plugged into an ethernet port, configured, and there we are.  No dependence
> on the OS and drivers.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Anyone else working with USB wireless modems in FreeBSD that might be able
> to relate experience and offer suggestions?
>
>
>
> --
> Shannon Hendrix
> shannon at widomaker.com
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Lionel Peterson
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