[KLUG Members] WAPs that don't suck

[Adam Tauno Williams]

> FWIW, I've had luck running Linux on some of the Linksys WAP's, and
> there is a developer kit to compile your own if you want to change
> anything or include other stuff (never did the compile myself).

How much muss/fuss is it to put LINUX on the WAP?  Does it then still support
802.1x & EAP?

> These WAP's do have a WAN port, but I don't use it.  I only use the
> local/switch side of them.  I have (4) installed here, and love them.
> I don't know if they forward broadcasts, or can be configured to, but I
> can bring up the config screen in a web browser tonight if you want to
> poke around.

All I want is a *^*&@(*@)@ default route!  I'm still staggering from 
the concept
that someone would make and IP device where you CAN'T specify a default 
router. How stupid.

> One other thought, can you use use one of your WAPs for the DHCP server?
> Then you won't have the broadcast problem.

I could,  but then I need to keep track of which WAP is the DHCP server, yada
yada... when I have all that stuff setup already and the config is centralized
in the LDAP server.  Plus the tracking the DHCP events is handy for some
purposes,  which I can't do if they are off on some tiny-brained little AP
somewhere.  Not to mention that the destruction of one WAP would then stop the
entire wireless network from running.