Wireless for wired computers?

[Tyler Aviss]

I believe what you're looking for isba wireless bridge to have ethernet on
both end connected by wifi?

a bridge, or router that does bridging, should do the job.
Alternately, a linux/BSD box connected /w wifi and doing nat or running as
a bridge might also do the trick
On Dec 6, 2011 5:57 AM, "Phillip Mills" <phillip.mills1-HInyCGIudOg at public.gmane.org> wrote:

> We have two networks in the house.  Upstairs, there's a wireless router,
> hooked to cable, with one wired computer and a number of wireless devices.
> The downstairs network -- much older -- connects through DSL and includes
> two computers that can't use wireless.  The need for those two systems to
> access the net has become infrequent but still exists.
>
> I had the idea this morning that I could eliminate the DSL line, modem,
> and router if I had a box that combined a wireless client with a few wired
> ethernet ports.  Essentially, it would connect to the upstairs wireless
> router (distance isn't a problem) and broker that connection to computers
> that used its physical ports.
>
> Does such a thing exist and, if so, what would I call it when I went
> shopping?
>
>
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