Hi everyone, My son is currently residing in halls of residence where is 'net access is piped to his laptop via an ethernet cable on his desk. Obviously that somewhat restricts the flexibility of the laptop and longer cables are not really an option as he has mobility problems and would struggle if there were cables trailing around the room.
It occurred to me that this might be solved with a wireless access point that hooks up to the ethernet cable, but upon looking for a modern incarnation of such a device it appears they have been largely ousted by the combination wireless routers many of us use. You can buy them, but they seem to be the same price as a good quality wireless router, i.e. £45. My brain's a bit fuzzier than usual this morning, but am I right in thinking I could buy a cheaper wireless modem and configure it solely as an access point, i.e. leaving the modem component unconfigured? The range isn't important, but it will need to be secured, ideally with WPA and MAC address filtering. Sean -- music, film, comics, books, rants and drivel: www.funkygibbins.me.uk -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --------------------------------------------------------------
