Ian <ian_agerskov@hotmail.com> hath wroth:

>Some people have reported issues with the WAP54G but so far I haven't
>had any and have found them to be quite reliable - touch wood.

I've had erratic hang problems with WAP54G v3.1 firmware v3.04 in
bridge mode. It does not hang in access point and access point client
mode.

>As an alternative to the WAP54G you could use WRT54GL routers running
>DD-WRT.

Yep. Recommended. However, I prefer Buffalo WHR-HP-G54.

>A couple of things to remember - as far as I know the WAP54G can only
>serve as a repeater using WEP. In point to point mode you can use WPA.
>The people in the other house will be on your network.

Not so. The WAP54G in repeater mode will work with WPA-PSK. See
release notes for v2.08 at:
<http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satellite?blobcol=urldata&blobheadername1=Content-Type&blobheadername2=Content-Disposition&blobheadervalue1=text%2Fplain&blobhead ervalue2=inline%3B+filename%3Dwap54g_fw_ver304.txt &blobkey=id&blobtable=MungoBlobs&blobwhere=1130826 433584&ssbinary=true>
However, in bridge mode, only WEP is supported. Strangely, it will
let you configure WPA-PSK, but it will not connect.

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