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… assuming it is running Linux, that is. I have a hand full of Linksys WRT54G and WRT54GS routers. All of them flashed with updated firmware - using DD-WRT version 2.3 at this point. What you can do with that is actually quite impressive:

• full WDS support
• full Client Bridge support
• boosted transmit power
• split network (so the 4 port switch and the wireless run different, firewalled subnets)

I use all of the above features (and some more) in my home network and this week finally found the time to get everything working the way I want it - with a truly separate “external” network which has this web server and the systems of the neighbors on it (they surf through our DSL link, connected with a WDS access point that’s sitting in their house and connects to one of my WRTs over here). That subnet is separate from my internal network that has all of our systems (Linux and Mac boxes, plus the Windows machine I have through work - but that I’ll soon replace with another Mac - a MacBook Pro!). A real DMZ that allows controlled access from the internal network to the external server. Etc. And all that built with ultra-cheap mass market access points (around $50 each). Nice…

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