Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 30 Dec 2002 23:55:37 -0800 | From | Joshua Kwan <> | Subject | Re: PCMCIA and hermer/orinoco_cs drivers b0rken? |
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> Any benefit of using an AP over an ad-hoc network if it's only two or > three nodes in a room?
Well, the benefit of an AP is slightly more symmetrical and wide coverage(I _____think_____ - someone PLEASE correct me because I'm quite unsure) and the range of an ad-hoc network is dependent on the number of nodes.
So in, like, a living room, Ad-Hoc is probably just as good as using an AP. But there's really no real advantage between the two. In my experience using Ad-Hoc I have gotten faster TX rates, mostly because there's no middle-man.
Still, it's up to you. If you were planning to shell out for an AP I suggest you just set up a lowend Linux box with hostap driver (http://hostap.epitest.fi) and use that (add iptables for internet access, or whatever you like). cheaper and in some cases better.
Regards -Josh
Rabid cheeseburgers forced Alexander Hoogerhuis<alexh@ihatent.com> to write this on 31 Dec 2002 06:44:16+0100:
> "Joshua M. Kwan" <joshk@ludicrus.ath.cx> writes: > > > > Warning: Driver for device eth1 has been compiled with version 14 > > > of Wireless Extension, while this program is using version 13. > > > Some things may be broken... > > > > First of all, what kernel are you using? That's an ancient version > > of the WE. If this is 2.4.2[01], download the following diffs from > > Jean's fine site: > > > > * > > http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Jean_Tourrilhes/Linux/iw240_we15-6.diff > > * > > http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Jean_Tourrilhes/Linux/iw241_we16-3.diff > > > > No warnings anymore, and it all works. I now have a full 2 yards of > wireless netowrk and dont have to run a cat5 over to muy couch :) > > Apart from that, Jean Tourrilhes' site was a treasure of HOWTOs and > FAQs, so I'll spend a lot of time reading up there. Next thing up is > bluetooth, and the site seems to be the right place for that, too. > > > Next of all, try upgrading the firmware on your card. > > > > Went trough the motions of finding NetGears support on this. NetGear > now officially has landed on my list of gear not to recommend. The > while sitiation on finding firmware and tools to flash it didn't > strike me as very orderly, and I ended up using some Dlink tools I > found through Google to get my card slightly upgraded, but it seemed > to do the trick. The other Lucent/Orinoco card I had was more simple > and done in a few minutes. > > > The error writing packet to BAP error always seemed just like a > > small nuisance to me during large file transfers. It did not > > correlate with any connectivity problems, so I just commented it out > > in the orinoco/hermes/orinoco_cs source (it's in one of those > > files.) > > > > I never got to try it on large files, I had a few dozen errors from a > card idling with no connectivity :) > > > Hope your wireless endeavors succeed - I just spent all week getting > > hostap_plx to work (and I'm now reaping the benefits because I now > > have wifi access all over my house) :) > > > > Any benefit of using an AP over an ad-hoc network if it's only two or > three nodes in a room? > > > Regards > > -Josh > > > > mvh, > A > -- > Alexander Hoogerhuis | alexh@ihatent.com > CCNP - CCDP - MCNE - CCSE | +47 908 21 485 > "You have zero privacy anyway. Get over it." --Scott McNealy >
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