[olug] ot, wireless info please

[Charles Bird]

cool. thanks 
  I built two cantenas today, real easy. Took me about 4 hours even with the paint job.
I'm trying bnc connectors so I can do quick connect/disconnects.
 I am gonna go hit some forums and gather info.




----- Original Message -----
From: Scott Evans <munkey1979 at yahoo.com>
To: Omaha Linux User Group <olug at olug.org>
Subject: Re: [olug] ot, wireless info please
Date: Sun, 17 Oct 2004 08:32:54 -0700 (PDT)

> 
> I have the Linksys Wireless router w/ 4 port wired
> switch. 
> 
> Im sure that the antenna comes off of the wet11.  But
> I have never done any work with cantenna's or anything
> of the sort. 
> 
> I would do some searchs on some wireless forums or
> post on a wireless hacking forum to see first. Would
> hate for you to take off the antenna and it not work
> and can't be put back on :)
> 
> -Scott-
> 
> --- Charles Bird <thebirdman at operamail.com> wrote:
> 
> > thats what I kinda thought, I cant seem to get a
> > good pic 
> > of the wet11, I want it but I'm not sure if the
> > antenna 
> > comes of and what connector it has.  Any of you got
> > one? 
> >  
> > I got two pepperidge cookie cans for some cantenna
> > madness. 
> > I cant wait to start. 
> >  
> >  
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: Scott Evans <munkey1979 at yahoo.com> 
> > To: olug at olug.org 
> > Subject: Re: [olug] ot, wireless info please 
> > Date: Sat, 16 Oct 2004 21:22:29 -0700 (PDT) 
> >  
> > >  
> > > Well, A wireless access point does not route
> > packets 
> > > like a router would. It just gives your wireless 
> > > laptop/Pc a way to connect to the wired backbone
> > of 
> > > your network. For example, you would use a
> > wireless 
> > > access point to connect to a already installed
> > wired 
> > > router or switch.  
> > >  
> > > A bridge pretty much lets two different standards 
> > > communicate together.  A wirless bridge in this
> > case 
> > > would take the wireless packets and take the
> > wireless 
> > > 802.11 headers from the packet and encapsulate the
> > 
> > > packet with ethernet headers so it can communicate
> > 
> > > with the wired switch/router/network.  
> > >  
> > > Also, switchs are sometimes called Transparent
> > bridges 
> > > in many network/cisco books.  
> > >  
> > > This is my understanding, I could be wrong. If I
> > am 
> > > someone please correct me :)  
> > >  
> > > -Scott- 
> > >  
> > >  
> > >  
> > >  
> > > > On Sat, 16 Oct 2004 22:46:34 +0100, Charles Bird
> > 
> > > > <thebirdman at operamail.com> wrote: 
> > > > > ok, I'm finally getting into wireless now. I
> > want 
> > > > to know what the differnce between access point
> > and 
> > > > router and what exactly a bridge does as well,
> > do I 
> > > > need two bridges for a connection? 
> > > > >   I'm build my cantenna this week. 
> > > > > thanks for the help. 
> > > > > -- 
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