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Backyard Computing

I had to do it... I just had to buy an Apple Airport Express. I justified it (to myself) as a way to provide wireless networking when I had meetings at Sun. Most of our facilities do not have wireless networking installed, mainly for security reasons. The idea is to be able to setup a temporary wireless network when needed and to allow other meeting attendees to use it.

Anyway, I did some research and came across instructions on how to configure the Apple Aiport Express to act as a repeater for my Linksys WRT54G (which I had upgraded with the Sveasoft firmware). The instructions are located at http://ryanschwartz.net/2004/08/05/airtunes-airport-express-and-the-wrt54g.

So I am geeking out and posting this from my backyard. I'll promptly retreat back to the warmth of my home though as it is getting a bit chilly out there...

UPDATE: Here's a picture of my patio:

This is where I posted this entry from. Mollie and I put this together in a couple days of a long weekend.

-- Fred