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From: Chuck [MVP] on 25 Apr 2008 14:02
On Fri, 25 Apr 2008 09:07:01 -0700 (PDT), franzbrown(a)yahoo.com wrote:

>I have two home offices, and it would be nice to have a wireless
>router in each office that has 4 ports that I can plug wired ethernet
>connections into (or wired routers). One of the two offices has the
>broadband connection (DSL).
>
>I've been looking at the products sold by Best Buy and other stores,
>and it is unclear what is the best way to do this.
>
>For the remote office not connected directly to the broadband DSL
>line, would it make any sense to use a real wired router and then
>connect that wired router to a "wireless access point"? "wireless
>bridge"? or ???

A WiFi bridge is what you'll be setting up. Look for a router that will operate
in "client mode". The router connected to the DSL modem becomes the router, and
the other router becomes simply a bridge client.

If you don't get a router with "client mode", just setup a WiFi router as a
second router ("access point"), and connect the computers in the second office
to its Ethernet ports.
<http://networking.nitecruzr.net/2005/06/file-sharing-on-lan-with-two-routers.html>
http://networking.nitecruzr.net/2005/06/file-sharing-on-lan-with-two-routers.html

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Cheers,
Chuck, MS-MVP 2005-2007 [Windows - Networking]
http://networking.nitecruzr.net/
From: Chuck [MVP] on 25 Apr 2008 19:09
On Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:28:34 -0700 (PDT), franzbrown(a)yahoo.com wrote:

>Thanks Chuck,
>
>Do you have any suggestions on what the best consumer wireless routers
>are for under $150?

For WiFi brand advice, I'd go to microsoft. public. windows. networking,
wireless.
<http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windows.networking.wireless/topics?hl=en&lnk=gschg>
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windows.networking.wireless/topics?hl=en&lnk=gschg

Or maybe DSLR WiFi.
<http://www.dslreports.com/forum/wlan>
http://www.dslreports.com/forum/wlan

I have a Zyxel P330W, which does support client mode and a few other features,
and I'm very happy with it. How many computers are we talking about? What
amount of networking activity?

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Cheers,
Chuck, MS-MVP 2005-2007 [Windows - Networking]
http://networking.nitecruzr.net/
From: Chuck [MVP] on 25 Apr 2008 21:45
On Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:26:27 -0700 (PDT), franzbrown(a)yahoo.com wrote:

>>
>> For WiFi brand advice, I'd go to microsoft. public. windows. networking,
>> wireless.
>> <http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windows.networking.wi...>http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windows.networking.wi...
>>
>> Or maybe DSLR WiFi.
>> <http://www.dslreports.com/forum/wlan>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/wlan
>>
>> I have a Zyxel P330W, which does support client mode and a few other features,
>> and I'm very happy with it. �How many computers are we talking about? �What
>> amount of networking activity?
>
>The most simultaneous active computers will be six.
>
>Four computers in one office, and two in the other.
>
>The most load I can think of will be two computers going to different
>locations via VPN and then running Remote Desktop Connection over VPN
>to do development, spreadsheets, accessing databases... working from
>home / remotely.

Residential quality (high residential quality though). Is your budget $150
total, or $300 total? I'd plan somewhere between the two, for decent quality.
If you're going to do VPN and WiFi, I'd consider getting 3 routers.
1) VPN / Broadband with good firewall.
2) WiFi bridge "server".
3) Wifi bridge "client".

Setting up a VPN is not a piece of cake, and figuring on running a VPN "server"
at the office (Router 1), you might want to keep that function separate from
WiFi (Routers 2 / 3).
<http://networking.nitecruzr.net/2006/12/using-internet-as-wan-link-use-vpn.html>
http://networking.nitecruzr.net/2006/12/using-internet-as-wan-link-use-vpn.html

How far away are the two offices? What type of building, and how many floors /
walls separation?
<http://networking.nitecruzr.net/2005/10/wifi-will-never-be-as-fast-as-ethernet.html>
http://networking.nitecruzr.net/2005/10/wifi-will-never-be-as-fast-as-ethernet.html

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Cheers,
Chuck, MS-MVP 2005-2007 [Windows - Networking]
http://networking.nitecruzr.net/
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