[ILUG] ADSL WiFi modem - or not?

[Michael Kennedy]

Timothy,

If I understand correctly...

I've used both approaches, with "geography" being the main factor:
   - If the clients are in a small area, all within reach of the WiFi 
modem, then the wireless modem is a little simpler to manage, a little 
cheaper, etc.
   - If the clients are not safely reachable by the modem wireless 
signals, then separate routers/APs are needed.
   - Depending on the features, the additional router might present some 
security advantages, but may also require additional tweaking to handle 
incoming Port-Forwarding, etc.

I might add that, a few years ago, I tried Linksys products, including 
the 54G, on a few occasions, in separate sites - with unacceptable 
stability. Tried firmware updates, tech-support, etc, etc. I've not used 
any of their products since...

   - Mike.


On 22/01/2010 18:09, Timothy Murphy wrote:
> Dear ILUG gurus,
>
> What do you think of the relative merits
> of a WiFi ADSL modem serving a number of laptops
> versus a simple ADSL modem connected to a desktop computer
> with a WiFi router (Linksys WRT54GL) on the other side?
>
> I have the latter setup, basically because I am using
> an old Eircom ADSL modem.
> But this strikes me as having some advantages
> in understanding and controlling what is going on.
> (I'm running shorewall under CentOS on my desktop.)
>
> However, this seems to be an unusual viewpoint?
>
>