Deleting Data and Wireless Bridge

This is my lesson to you: When cleaning up one's database, don't delete your data. As you may be able to infer, the last backup I have on-hand for this database is from July 2007... Stinks! I know there's a better backup around *somewhere*, probably the "off-site" backup, so hopefully I'll get more of my db back.

So, don't delete your data, and test your backups, or at least verify you've got a recent one handy before deleting the data.

In other news, I finally snagged a new wireless router for home. I already had one, so this one, I've used to create a wireless bridge the eliminating the need to have a ratty old 10m network cable running from my dinning room to my living room. And it was easy!
Just flashed on DD-WRT,

changed the router's IP address (to not conflict with the existing router),

"scanned" the available wireless networks and "joined" the existing network,

Set the WEP password for the wireless "security",

And changed to "client bridged" mode.

Presto Magico! A total pain in the ass that the firmware provided by Linksys with their routers is so shitty, but it really is pretty easy to replace it with DD-WRT (just do a "firmware upgrade"). You do, however, have to get a WRT54GL router for it to be that easy. Their other routers have very little memory and it is *slightly* harder to upgrade those to DD-WRT and even then you're stuck on the "Micro" version which has less functionality. The WRT54GL model router (instead of the plain G) is normally about 10$ more (60$ instead of 50$), but I got it on sale from NCIX for 55$, so there you go.

Fun!