[compute] Re: [oclug] wireless

[tOM Trottier]

I use the Senao 200mw card. There were a bunch of us with a group buy from the 
states. It installs as an Orinoco under Linux. See the archives, and ask 
Bart Trojanowski <bart at flyingbits.ca>

tOM

On Monday, November 17, 2003 at 17:59
Alex @ Avantel <oclug at lists.oclug.on.ca> wrote:

> Did you try their PCCard too?  With Linux?
> 
> Alex
> ====
> 
> On November 17, 2003 05:46 pm, tOM Trottier wrote:
> > I bought the SMC Barricade 7004vwbr router/access-point/firewall. It has a web
> > management interface. Future Shop had them for $30 after rebates, maybe they
> > still do.
> >
> > It's working well, uses DNS, DHCP, 128-bit WIP.
> >
> > tOM
> >
> > On Monday, November 17, 2003 at 17:23
> >
> > Roger Messier <oclug at lists.oclug.on.ca> wrote:
> > > On Mon, 17 Nov 2003 10:06:57 -0500 "Alex @ Avantel" <ahv at avantel.ca>
> > >
> > > wrote:
> > > > Paul Godin's article on networking in Monitor revived my interest in
> > > > setting up wireless so I'm looking for info on what equipment to buy
> > > > that works with linux (RH7.x) laptops (PCMCIA).  From reading the
> > > > various HOWTOs it looks like D-link is a reasonable bet although my
> > > > experience with their gear has never been very good.  Are there any
> > > > other products that anyone has good experience with and where are they
> > > > locally available in Ottawa?
> > >
> > > I have a Netgear MA401 and a D-Link DWL-650 (be careful because the
> > > DWL-650+ is *not* supported). Both work great in Mandrake 9.1 (detected
> > > during install) but couldn't get either working on RH7.3.
> > >
> > > --
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> > > for they shall never cease to be amused.
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