[CLUE-Tech] Linux and Wireless

[Don Collier]

I saw that SMC stuff on sale Saturday.  I was thinking about the Linksys stuff, but the SMC is cheaper.  I am going to have to check that out.
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Gary Threlkeld 
  To: clue-tech at clue.denver.co.us 
  Sent: Monday, February 03, 2003 2:39 PM
  Subject: Re: [CLUE-Tech] Linux and Wireless


  Don't know anything about 802.11g but I do have a wireless router SMC 7004VWBR (recently on sale with a rebate at MicroCenter - after I bought of course).  I use it to share files and internet between Win 98 and RedHat 8.0.  The Windows machine is hardwired to the router and my Linux laptop uses an SMC wireless PCMCIA network card (don't know the model) to communicate to the router and "see" the windows machine.

  On boot-up, RedHat 8.0 initially complains about the SMC PCMCIA card as unsupported but later in the boot process resolves to a generic ws_lan driver AND WORKS!

  I'm happy and the SMC PCMCIA can also be plugged into a Windows laptop.  Approximate street price >$125 for both.

  Gary Threlkeld

    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Don Collier 
    To: clue-tech at clue.denver.co.us 
    Sent: Monday, February 03, 2003 10:41 AM
    Subject: [CLUE-Tech] Linux and Wireless


    Hello all.  I am looking into getting a Wireless access point for my home network so I can become a little more free with a couple laptops.  My wife's laptop, well soon to be laptop that is, will run windows but my laptop dual boots xp and RH 7.3.  What I am wondering is do any of you have wireless set up with Linux and Windows clients?  Also, is there a brand that is more friendly to Linux than others?  And one more, I saw a new WAP at Microcenter that was 802.11g.  Does anyone know much about this new standard?  It was almost the same price as 802.11b but runs at 50 something kbps. 

    I am not worried about routers or firewalls or anything like that.  I just want an access point to get to the other resources on my home network.

    Thanks a bunch.

    Don
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