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…or how to reach a relatively far away wireless router from a workstation with no wireless capabilities.

In my case the goal is to connect to a wireless network from a workstation that only has a PCIe NIC.

The simplest solution is probably to use a USB wifi dongle on the workstation, but it can be quite complicated to find working wireless network drivers for linux systems such as ubuntu 64 bits, which I currently use.

In my case, after having no luck on linux drivers for the Belkin Play Wireless N+N300 Dual Band USB Adapter, I remembered I still had an old Conceptronic C54APM Access Point lying around somewhere in the closet.

In the past, I used it to offer a wireless network from a non-wireless cable modem router and, fortunately enough, after some googling on the possible operation modes, it seems it offered what I needed:

My use of the “AP Bridge – WDS” mode goes something like this:

Although it offers much more than GPS data logging, the eTrex Venture HC is a good choice for GPS data logging needs.

Although cheaper and more limited (functionality wise) models can be found, the eTrex Venture HC is great value for money.

The 10.000 point logging capacity, excellent reception and 14 hour battery life, and the Garmin Mac-friendly software utilities, were enough to convince me.

With Road Trip for example, it is possible to export recorded data in GPX format.

What could a switch possibly have in common with Apple’s boot loader?