On 8/12/19 1:18 PM, Charles Curley wrote: > My home WiFi router (a TP-Link WR841N) has died the death, so it's time > to replace it. > > I just need a WiFi to Ethernet bridge. I don't need firewalling, DHCP, > DNS, etc., as I do all that from several debian boxen. > > 2.4GHz is a requirement. 5GHz would be good for future expansion. > > I see several routers that come with WRT built in. Are they worthwhile > for my application? I see the GL.iNet GL-AR750S-Ext and variants. > https://store.gl-inet.com/ > > My main requirement is indoors, occasionally outdoors in the yard, so I > don't need a lot of range. > > Thoughts? Suggestions?
In my mind any consumer unit will do; you don't need WRT or any Linux firmware. All you need to do is set the LAN address to something on your LAN (so you can get into it later) and turn off DHCP. Then plug your ethernet into any of the 4 LAN ports and it becomes a simple bridge. I have maybe half a dozen APs that I use this way. /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
