Subject: RE: wireless
From: Rob Cermak (cermak@sfos.uaf.edu)
Date: Thu May 29 2003 - 09:49:08 AKDT
I'll agree with Wesley. The PCMCIA card, definitely the gold Orinoco.
It initially didn't work with RH 7.3 and my Dell Inspiron, but after
loading RH9, its operational again. War driving with just the Orinoco
Range Extender works like a charm too.
I'd wish they would stop selling the company:
Proxim ORiNOCO 802.11A/B/G Gold ComboCard (buy.com)
$101.47 ** Dunno if Linux supports this card, it may only support the
802.11B...
HyperlinkTech has the regular 128-bit 802.11b for $65.00...
Access points....
If you want to stay Proxim/Agere (Orinoco), the BG-2000 is
a steal:
warehouse.com
ORiNOCO BG-2000 wireless gateway 2pt w/nat f/w and vpn
$129.95
This thing has two ports so you can have wireless and hardwired devices
off of it. Doesn't have a DHCP server, but I supply that with a Linux
box running the network into the house.
By carefully splitting the case of the BG-2000, you can get to the PCMCIA
card inside and retrofit it with an external antenna as well. Add a
pigtail and a 11db patch panel from Hyperlink...
Linksys is cheap and has lots of bells and whistles. I've had this
equipment break fairly easily as well. D-Link stuff is a bit more robust.
The D-Link DWL-900AP is fairly nice.
Hyperlink has single radio rebranded Proxim/Agere/Orinoco stuff.
http://www.hyperlinktech.com/
Rob
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