Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 14 Aug 1999 21:28:14 -0500 (CDT) | From | "Matthew G. Marsh" <> | Subject | Re: Wireless ethernet? |
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On Wed, 11 Aug 1999, Robert G. Brown wrote:
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> You might want to check out the Network Computing article from March > that compared wireless LAN products: > > http://www.networkcomputing.com/1006/1006r2.html > > This is a comprehensive review of "all" the current wireless LAN > products. The biggest sticking point for me is the price: List prices > are in the $400-600 range for adapters and $1500-2000 range for base > stations/collectors. I'd guess you need at least one of each, so call > it $2K just to play. A lot of money for the convenience of moving your > laptop around -- I'm going to just rewire my house with cat5 UTP and put > RJ45 jacks here and there that run back to my switch. 100x the > bandwidth for the minor inconvenience of not being able to type and walk > at the same time.
Or find out where to get the package that I got from Fry's in San Jose CA - (2) WebGear Aviator PCMCIA cards + (1) ISA2PCMCIA adapter card = $159.00
These are the Raytheon Raylink cards 802.11 and there are Linux drivers that integrate into Cardservices. I get about 1M out of them between the laptop and the base station.
> Of course, if I had a pool on my estate, I might want wireless -- lying > next to the pool in the shade and working on my laptop while sipping an > ice cold beverage has its appeal. But then, if I had a pool (or an > "estate":-) I could probably afford it...;-) > > rgb > > Robert G. Brown http://www.phy.duke.edu/~rgb/ > Duke University Dept. of Physics, Box 90305 > Durham, N.C. 27708-0305 > Phone: 1-919-660-2567 Fax: 919-660-2525 email:rgb@phy.duke.edu
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