[Tfug] OK, some advanced network geekery needed...

[Jeffry Johnston]

Perhaps a wireless to ethernet bridge, then plug that into a router or hub?

Jeff



On Nov 16, 2007 9:24 AM, Jim March <1.jim.march at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Nov 15, 2007 10:39 PM, andy <andyjones at cox.net> wrote:
> > I may regret asking this, but why can't you just buy another Celldata
> > thingy?
>
> OK, the piece that broke is:
>
>
> http://3gstore.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=99&zenid=e13da29b70182f83463f65eb52e7f134
>
> That thing has a PCMCIA slot for my cellmodem, four Ethernet out-ports
> and a WiFi port.  Yes, it's kinda neat and it's a Linux device
> internally.  But...
>
> First issue is, I don't have $200 to spend if I don't have to.
>
> Second, I can learn to do all the same things on my laptop.  With one
> key addition: the KR1 router cannot take a WiFi signal IN and serve
> out Ethernet.  My laptop should be able to do that.  And there's times
> where I'll want to be able to.  For example, let's say we're doing a
> "Bring Your Own Box" and build session at, say, the main downtown
> library.  I can take the Library's free WiFi and port it out to
> Ethernet/DHCP on my lappie, and split that off an 8-port hub, giving
> Ethernet to a cluster of desktops from the library's net.
>
> I can't do that with the KR1 router - the only "input" it'll take is
> the PCMCIA cellmodem that is at this moment living in my lappy.  It
> can't be (easily) re-jiggered to do WiFi in, Ether out.
>
> Jim
>
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