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| WiFi Ap only (B/G/N) no routing or NAT There are some experts here that I hope can help with some equipment advice.
I need to replace my old WiFi B AP with a new B/G/N unit. But what I need is not only something with great range, but just an AP. I.e. no NAT, no DHCP, no routing.
The old Orinoco RG-1000 Residential Gateway unit I have has a mode called "wireless bridge" and it shuts off the router part of the AP and just lets it handle the wireless part, auth SSID, etc. This is what I'm wanting to do with a new unit. Shut off all the router part and just use the straight wireless part, no NAT, no DHCP, no routing. I see the term "wireless bridge" these days means a point-to-point bridge. So not sure what the makers are calling that mode now.
I have an IP Cop firewall that handles the routing, firewalling, IPtables and intrusion protection and the rest, DHCP and DNS proxying, etc. So I need the AP to pass the stuff through to the IP Cop box just handling the wireless part.
Any idea what device that has great range that I could use for the job?
TIA |
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| just get an AP on newegg then, or get a router and use it in AP only mode? The last 3 routers I have had, over the last 5 or so years have had an AP only mode, and it works just fine. It looks like dedicated APs are expensive, and more expensive than most routers ever will be. Just get a router and put it in AP only mode, or let it handle the routing to your current box. |
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| reply to Darkk
That's what I was hoping to be able to do, get a router and set it to AP only, deactivate NAT and DHCP and the router part.
I was just wondering what a good B/G/N model that had that option set might be.
Something folks have used and has good coverage range. |
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| reply to Darkk
I'm fairly certain any linksys E1000, 2000, 3000 routers can work as solely an AP when flashed to DD-WRT. You can pick them up fairly cheaply either refurbished or new. (Also might be able to do it with stock firmware if you disable DHCP, NAT, and routing functions.)
I bought an E1000 refurb almost a year ago and have had no problems with range. I just bought an E3000 yesterday and am going to test setting the E1000 up as a bridge/repeater in my in-laws house where running an Ethernet cable isn't practical. |
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 bencPremium
join:2007-06-17
Glen Carbon, IL
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| reply to Darkk
Right now I'm actually doing what the OP is hoping to do. Is an AP-only mode even needed? The device I have to provide Wi-Fi at my place doesn't have any such mode, and it works like a charm.
Since you are looking at device recommendations, I recommend the D-Link DIR-655. When my father's AP/Router failed, I suggested he get that. It's been working like a charm for him ever since. I'm not sure what the maximum range is on it, but it's good enough to cover his whole house.
As a disclaimer, he only uses one Wi-Fi device (his laptop) and no other devices use it. Devices that aren't portable are connected with cables. However, I have no reason to think it couldn't handle multiple devices well. |
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