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Hi Jeff,<br>
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here is a short howto for a similar setup:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.cyberciti.biz/networking/howto-connect-two-wireless-router-wirelessly-bridge-with-open-source-software/">http://www.cyberciti.biz/networking/howto-connect-two-wireless-router-wirelessly-bridge-with-open-source-software/</a><br>
<br>
It's not going into the details, but it should be doable. Maybe you
should use a more accesspoint specific distribution like openwrt (which
runs fine on Alix), which probably better supports WLAN chips, Master
mode and the like.<br>
<br>
HtH<br>
<br>
On 11/30/2012 08:23 PM, Jeff wrote:
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<font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">Hi folks.<br>
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technically correct; here's what I wan<font
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<font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">wireless router (wrt54g)
<--<font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">(wif<font
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face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">--</font>> Alix 3d2<font
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<--(<font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">e<font
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3d2 is running voy<font
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0.9-rc1. I want to use a Rosewill RNX-N150UBE (<font
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USB device) </font>for the wifi<br>
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