wireless bridging

[denny]

wireless bridging

I have a 3Com 3crwe454g72 wireless access point connected to a 10/100 hub. Linked into my Hub I have a server and 2 desktops, with 2 laptops linking in via wireless into the domain. Currently internet access is provided by an netgear rm356 anologue modem/router. I currently have to trail the phone lead from one room to another each time I want to connect to the internet as the computers and phone socket are in different rooms. Decor wise I do not want to add any cabling as it would be difficult to hide.
I now finally have the option to have broadband and I want to get a wireless ADSL router/firewall that I can then use to bridge wirelessly to my existing 3com access point. Will the 3CRWE754G72-A perform this role or do you know of another solution. I do not want to lose my existing access point as it is only a few months old. My computers are in the ground floor and ideally I would like to position the new unit on the first floor. However the floor in between is reinforced concrete so signal penetration is not great (in the order of 20 feet). However positioning on the first floor would then give me wireless cover for the whole house.
Help…

[Mel]

Your ideal solution would be to have an ADSL Wireless Router sharing your broadband connection.
To link to your existing network you would need a Wireless Ethernet Bridge connected to your current ethernet network/hub as per the existing access point.
Unfortunately your current 3Com AP can't work in Bridge mode so it can't be used in this role.
So you can either buy a new Wireless ADSL Router and Ethernet bridge or buy an ADSL Router, plugin the existing AP to this unit and buy a Wireless Bridge to link to your existing Ethernet network.
As you already have wireless equipment I strongly recommend testing to make sure you can get a suitable signal through the concrete floor.

[Mel]

Well, cordless phones are running on 2.4ghz so it should be possible, if you have the requird skills, to convert the signals to radio signals. But as sakuramboo said, the signal strenght and quality would suck a$$. And if they find out that you're sending without having a license you'd get in trouble fast. And it isn't a good idea sending on a public frequency unencrypted. And you had to make sure that there is no frequency overlay because someone is calling. All in one, not a good idea imho. And if you're doing it via cell phone it'll be damn expensive.

A28
There are two basic truths:

1. Hackers are evil.
2. The earth is a disc.

i think if you had a bluetooth wireless card(is there such a thing?), and a bluetooth phone, then you could use that.