Re: Cat-5/6 Installer?

Unless I'm very sadly mistaken, it will allow a router to serve as a
wireless bridge to another router.

On Sun, Feb 6, 2011 at 14:29, Dale Beams <[email protected]> wrote:
> DD-WRT if a firmware that you can flash routers with.  It allows you to
> have all types of customization.
>
> If you really want to get serious, I'd consider the linksys WRT54GL line
> of routers.  They are cheaper now, and can be flashed with tomato
> firmware.  By flashing you get all types of new options including the
> ability to create a wireless router to router network.
>
> You may need less of them.  In addition, you have the option of boosting
> the "signal" with them.
>
> Below are some links to get you started.
>
> http://www.dd-wrt.com/site/index
> http://www.polarcloud.com/tomato
>
> And a firewall/router with wireless capabiltiy with a wireless card
> http://www.ipcop.org/download.php
>
>
> On Sun, 2011-02-06 at 14:18 -0600, David Carmichael wrote:
>> Routers that I have are:
>> Linksys WCG200 <-COX Furnished and wants me to upgrade.
>> Linksys WRTU54G-TM
>> TRENDNET TEW-652BRP
>> NETGEAR WNR2000
>>
>> They are all cheap referbs that I paid less than $15.00
>> each W/shipping. (other than the COX WCG200)
>> I needed to add routers/switches to my home network so I said .. why
>> not add more WiFi coverage in the process.
>>
>> Now I have 'ZONES/4-Channels' where before due to metal in the walls a
>> single WiFi router was just not covering the whole house.
>> Now my wife can walk room from room with her laptop with out dropping
>> signal.
>>
>> :David
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Feb 6, 2011 at 12:54 PM, Dale Beams <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>         What type of routers do you have?  I have Linksys WRT54GL and
>>         have
>>         bridge wirelessly throughout an office building using tomato
>>         firmware.
>>
>>         Dale
>>
>>
>>         On Sat, 2011-02-05 at 21:29 -0600, David Carmichael wrote:
>>         > The cables have to cross at least two major door ways and
>>         going up and
>>         > over was a solution for a while..
>>         > I have A/V cables that I will be able to remove from the
>>         setup due to
>>         > changes in the system.
>>         > But that still leaves me with the Cat5.. which if I could
>>         get moved
>>         > under the floor a major headache will be gone...
>>         >
>>         > ''IF'' I could get three of my WiFi routers to 'talk' to
>>         each
>>         > other wirelessly I would not need the Cat5 cable running to
>>         them...
>>         >
>>         > But the firmware for the routers will not allow the ones I
>>         currently
>>         > have work this way.
>>         >
>>         >
>>         > :David
>>         >
>>         >
>>         > On Sat, Feb 5, 2011 at 5:11 PM, Jeremy Jones
>>         > <jtjones-WOpbmpoQOUvu3YxyIS4LYgC/[email protected]> wrote:
>>         >         Have you thought about running them under the
>>         base-boards at
>>         >         the bottom of the walls?  I have done that many
>>         times, and it
>>         >         keeps the cables out of the walking area and fairly
>>         safe from
>>         >         damage.
>>         >
>>         >
>>         >         Jeremy
>>         >
>>         >
>>         >
>>         >
>>         >         On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 9:21 AM, Dale Beams
>>         >         <[email protected]> wrote:
>>         >                 I had a problem with a concrete floor.  I
>>         went to
>>         >                 Lowes and purchased
>>         >                 some floor cable runners, and used the
>>         double sided
>>         >                 sticky tape and
>>         >                 taped them down.  It worked well.  I did
>>         have to
>>         >                 re-tape the cable
>>         >                 runners from time to time.
>>         >
>>         >                 Dale
>>         >
>>         >
>>         >                 On Sun, 2011-01-30 at 20:56 -0600, David
>>         Carmichael
>>         >                 wrote:
>>         >                 > Dale:
>>         >                 >
>>         >                 > But... I am not 'skinny' enough to get
>>         into the
>>         >                 crawl space.... that
>>         >                 > is the reason why I am going to have to
>>         hire it
>>         >                 done.... If I could
>>         >                 > fit it would never of been on the carpet.
>>         >                 >
>>         >                 > :David
>>         >                 >
>>         >                 >
>>         >                 > On Sun, Jan 30, 2011 at 4:16 PM, Dale
>>         Beams
>>         >                 <[email protected]>
>>         >                 > wrote:
>>         >                 >         Cheap dollar general garden hose.
>>         >                 >
>>         >                 >         Works like conduit.  Easy to run
>>         cable ahead
>>         >                 of time, stiff
>>         >                 >         enough to push under the house and
>>         fish out
>>         >                 the other end.
>>         >                 >
>>         >                 >         The other option is conduit.
>>          There are many
>>         >                 possibilities.
>>         >                 >
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>>         ______________________________________________________________
>>         >                 >         From: [email protected]
>>         >                 >         Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2011 15:12:01
>>         -0600
>>         >                 >         Subject: [aclug-L] Cat-5/6
>>         Installer?
>>         >                 >         To: [email protected]
>>         >                 >
>>         >                 >
>>         >                 >
>>         >                 >
>>         >                 >         Can anybody suggest a 'skinny'
>>         electrical
>>         >                 installer that could
>>         >                 >         run about four runs of some
>>         Cat5/6  in my
>>         >                 crawl space / under
>>         >                 >         my floor of my house??
>>         >                 >         Each run would be about 50' to 75'
>>         or less.
>>         >                 >
>>         >                 >         Three from living room to my
>>         office.
>>         >                 >         Need one from bedroom to my
>>         office.
>>         >                 >
>>         >                 >         Currently running cables above
>>         floor, but
>>         >                 wife keeps tripping
>>         >                 >         on the carpet protecting the
>>         cables...
>>         >                 >
>>         >                 >         :David
>>         >                 >
>>         >                 >
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