WE102.....anybody know about this thing?

[DMarti]

Ok networking guru's, I have this Netgear WE102 Ethernet to Wireless Bridge (I haven't the fogiest what the heck that means) in a trade but really need 802.11b connectivity ASAP as my kids have invaded my PC room and I have been pushed out the door. I have my rig in the bedroom but am very far from my cable modem / router setup and don't have time to run ethernet until after turkey day.

the WE102 is connected to my Netgear RT314 but am not sure if I can attain connectivity with my PC with this or is this some dumb wireless appliance thingy that should be used as a bookend.


Thanks in advance,


David

[YeOldeStonecat]

I have not seen that particular device, nor can find much on it. Here's a press release from a while ago,

http://www.practicallynetworked.com/news/netgear_wireless.htm

Treat it like an access point....one article referred to it as using 802.11e standard, may be proprietary, so have to use Netgears card that is designed for that model alone, not a standard .b card.

Looks like an early technology that didn't take off.

Is it useless to you? Well, if you got a NIC for it with your bundle, then it should work for you fine.