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Bill Bogstad wrote: > On Sun, Dec 28, 2008 at 3:13 PM, Bill Horne <bill-CIZd1d4GmLheoWH0uzbU5w at public.gmane.org> wrote: > >> Thanks for reading this. >> >> My sister has moved into elderly housing, and she's in need of an >> internet connection. She has a neighbor who's willing to share a WiFi >> setup, and thus she needs an access point that can be used as a client. >> >> I'm looking at the Linksys WAP54G, since I believe it can be set to use >> only one antenna, and that's important because it might take a "pringles >> can" antenna to make it from my sister's apartment to her neighbor's >> house. I've used a WAP54B in the past, and liked the ease-of-use. >> > > It's not completely clear to me what you are trying to accomplish or what your > sister's neighbor already has. > My sister's neighbor has a typical 802.11B/G router, and she has a PC with a (wired) Ethernet card. Since I already have a Yagi antenna and cable, with a reverse SMC connector on the cable, I want to use a Linksys wireless access point as a _client_. The Linksys will match the cable I have, and that means I don't need to buy a different cable or construct another antenna. So, I need to have a unit that has (a) A reverse SMC connector, and (b) the capability of serving as a wireless client. I hope this makes the situation more clear. Thanks for your help! Bill Horne -- E. William Horne William Warren Consulting Computer & Network Installations, Security, and Service http://william-warren.com 781-784-7287
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