New Wireless MVP vs. Old MVP with Bridge

[srothwell]

Anyone know if buying an ethernet wireless to wired bridge would work just as well as buying a new wireless MVP?

I've got an MVP lying around and buying a $60 bridge is a lot cheaper than a $160 new wirelss MVP.

thanks,

Stacy

[bowtie1]

I use a wireless bridge without an issue (802.11g).

[dbullock]

I have both wireless and wired MVP's. I have found it much better to use a wired MVP and a bridge. It's also cheaper! I picked up 4 CompUSA G AP's for $15 each. (They are no longer on sale but are only $30 now).

I like the idea of separate wireless devices since they can easily be replaced with N's in the near future.

Dan

[walts81]

Yes, I have a G router in my basement and a wired MVP with wireless bridge 2 floors above and it works flawlessly. However, I have a wireless MVP only 1 floor up and I've only gotten it to boot into Sage twice. Once I get it to boot, it works fine until it's shut off, or I use my microwave. Then it takes a miracle to get it back (and that's with the latest mvp.bin file).

- Josh

[stevech]

Originally Posted by dbullock

I have both wireless and wired MVP's. I have found it much better to use a wired MVP and a bridge. It's also cheaper! I picked up 4 CompUSA G AP's for $15 each. (They are no longer on sale but are only $30 now).

I like the idea of separate wireless devices since they can easily be replaced with N's in the near future.

Dan

I was at a conference last week - speaker was IEEE 802 task chairman. Said schedule as of now is to publish 802.11N in late 2007. Those pre-N products have jumped the gun a bit.

[stevech]

Originally Posted by walts81

Yes, I have a G router in my basement and a wired MVP with wireless bridge 2 floors above and it works flawlessly. However, I have a wireless MVP only 1 floor up and I've only gotten it to boot into Sage twice. Once I get it to boot, it works fine until it's shut off, or I use my microwave. Then it takes a miracle to get it back (and that's with the latest mvp.bin file).

- Josh

With a bridge you can also, on many, use a directional antenna with gain.

Doggone microwave oven, if it has a leaky door gasket (yikes) will throw RF all over the 2.4GHz band modulated by 60Hz. If you arrange for a strong signal (like -75 or better (less negative, closer to 0), the oven's interference will lessen. You can also try using a different channel (on the Router), from 1, 6 or 11 in the US.

As you probably know, most any cheap W-Router can be configured as a bridge.