[geeks] Cheap wireless APs

[Joshua Boyd]

On Thu, May 21, 2009 at 03:29:23PM -0400, Phil Stracchino wrote:
> Joshua Boyd wrote:
> > Does anyone know anything about the following, or at least other similar
> > products from the same brands?  All are wireless access points.
> > EDIMAX EW-7206APG
> > ENCORE ENRXWI-SG
> > TRENDnet TEW-430APB
> > 
> > I'm mostliy leaning towards the last one.  I'm looking to use whatever
> > one with a XO laptop and a MacBook or two.  On the other side, it will
> > be either a OpenBSD, NetBSD, Linux, or stupid Verizon router.  I really
> > don't want a junk wireless router that I try to set to bridge mode.
> > Even less do I want an expensive wireless router for the same job.  But
> > buying a Linksys or Netgear access point seems to cost more than
> > respectable wireless router.
> 
> Yeah, I've never understood why the price a simple AP higher than a
> router.  My only guess is that they think only businesses buy APs.

Maybe.

But these days, most DSL or Cable outfits give you a router build into
the modem with no trivial way to turn the modem into just a bridge, so I
would think that more people would want an AP now.