SteelWheel
join:2004-06-20
|  Zyxel wireless bridge and x-550
I've had way too many problems with the Belkin pre-N networking equipment, and I'm thinking about trying out the X-550/M-102 hardware as an alternative. Only thing is I also need a compatible wireless bridge to use with my Slingbox (great toy if you're both a big TV watcher and do a lot of travelling, as I do).
It's a little hard to determine which of ZyXel's products is the appropriate one for this purpose. I know I could probably use a wireless bridge from another manufacturer instead, but in the hopes of making this as easy on myself as possible, I figured I would get all one "flavor" of equipment. So, I'm looking for suggestions on which ZyXel product would fill this bill. I assume that I can't just use a second X-550 to act as a wireless bridge--from what I've been able to determine, none of the pre-N/MIMO routers have this functionality (wish I knew why). |
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SteelWheel
join:2004-06-20 |  Hey, thanx for all the helpful suggestions, folks. |
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jbibe
Premium,MVM
join:2001-02-22 | The X-550 is a new device that is built for ZyXEL. There was no public beta testing. There is no User Guide available. You will have to talk to ZyXEL to get the information that you need. |
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Anav
Sarcastic Llama? Naw, Just Acerbic
Premium
join:2001-07-16
Dartmouth, NS | reply to SteelWheel
(800)255-4101 ext 5. |
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Anav
Sarcastic Llama? Naw, Just Acerbic
Premium
join:2001-07-16
Dartmouth, NS | P330W seems to have a bridge mode, maybe two of those units talking to each other??? |
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SteelWheel
join:2004-06-20
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Sorry for the sarcasm earlier, folks...just was a little disappointed that I wasn't able to get any help sooner.
Part of the reason why I posted here was that even the people at ZyXel seemed a little unsure as to how to direct me on this. LinkSys and D-Link seem to have products labelled specifically as "wireless bridges", which serve no other function, which makes it a little bit easier. However, no such product exists (from any manufacturer) in the new pre-N/Extreme Mimo arena.
I am also aware that most of the old "b" or "g" routers had the capability of being placed into "wireless bridge" only mode--again, none of the current pre-N/Mimo products seem to have this capability built into their firmware. Although I fail to understand why this is the case.
I did have a conversation with a ZyXel tech guy the other day, and he recommended one of their "G" model wireless bridges (the 1000, 2000, or 3000 models). The ZyXel guy I spoke to today recommended the P330W router. See why I got so confused and was hoping for some help here in the forums?
Anyway, I just ordered the X-550, an M-102 card for my laptop, and the P330W router, which I will hopefully be able to put into wireless bridge mode.
Wish me luck--if I have any problems, I hope somebody here will be able to help me out. |
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