WAP to WAP connection?

BigEejit

I posted this in the Wireless/Phones forum and it got all of 9 views and no replies :rolleyes:

Using Wireless Access Points inside the home
I was bored today and so started looking in ebay for this and that and noticed that there is a new 802.11a wireless access point the same as my own for $9.99 plus about $25 for p&p I rerckon, with two days to go (been there 4 days already I reckon) ... a very low price says I ... pity I already have one ... but then I thought, dont people use these for bridging large gaps between seperate buildings networks (albeit with a large external aerial) ..

So .. my question is, can I connect a new wireless access point to a PC upstairs and get it to act like a wireless adapter? i.e. acting like a pccard in a laptop, when in fact its connected by a network cable to a desktop.....the original one must still connect to a pccard in a laptop

The manufacturers website says nothing, the manual says nothing, google didnt throw up anything of use ... all I know is that this would be significantly cheaper than a new pci adapter.... even including a nic for the desktop.....

I had a good long hard look at the setup on my existing one and I am none the wiser ....

astrofool

does it include a switch(hub) at all ?

it "should" work, depending on if the two access points will talk to each other, which there is no reason why it won't. I assume the one u were looking at does at least have one ethernet port to connect to a computer ?

BigEejit

The WAP I was looking at is a HE102 (802.11a) and it does indeed have a 100Mb connection on the back ... the one I have now is connected to my DSL router .... I suppose the only way of checking if it will work is to suck it and see

jesus_thats_gre

Some Access Points can be configured to run as a normal Wirless NIC, I worked with some D-Link stuff that done this.

BigEejit

Well, I sent an email to netgear tech support and I was told NO ... you cant get to HE102's to talk to each other ... ho hum ...