Hello,
I know this isn't exactly notebook question but some fan of notebooks (and thus mobility) could help me![]()
I'm looking for a physically _small_ wifi "router" with integrated switch (3/4 ports).
What I want to do is have this device in my backpack and when I arrive at some location e.g. in some server room I would plug this in some local switch (in the LAN port of the router, not "INTERNET" port) and I could access the network within some range without pulling cables with me.
Any ideas/solutions would be really helpful, so thanks beforehand.![]()
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I know it's not exactly what you're looking for but there doesn't seem to be anything on the market with a proper switch.
Most travel routers don't have any LAN ports at all- some have one but none more than two.
The only router that I've seen with two LAN ports could simply use WAN port as a LAN port if it was used as a wireless bridge- which wouldn't be the case for you.
So one device that caught my attention is this: TL-WR710N - Welcome to TP-LINK
It has an integrated PSU, one Ethernet post for LAN and even USB for sharing files from a thumb-drive or charging a phone/tablet.
If it's not that- you'll have to settle for an actual router designed for home use. -
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I don't want to miss the point of your question here, but couldn't you just use a wireless access point and plug that into a LAN switch?
Also I have to ask, if there isn't already a wireless network in the server rooms you are in, would the companies really want you going in there and making their LAN wireless?
I don't see the need for a router here.
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Agree with Conrad. WIFI in a server room or data center?
Risky. Just to name a few reasons: security, latency, throughput, reliability, lack of scalability etc...
And I’m sure IT security has connection a policy. But maybe not.
Most do it the old fashioned way. Console connection, password authentication, and telnet.
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Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by MuF, Feb 19, 2014.