Wifi Devices

[Brian Fahrlander]

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Charles Yao wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> To those who are using wireless adapters for Dapper, can you recommend a
> dlink or linksys model that works? I have been having trouble setting up
> our
> Dapper units to work with wifi.

    I have a PC-card in the machine I drive to work; it was one of the
Walmart cheapies, and it works very well. It's very, very cold outside,
or I'd dig up the brand name.  It uses the Atheros chipset, and was only
like $40 or so.

    I just wish it had an ex tenable antenna; without it the entire PC
has to be raised up to get a signal out the windows.  :)

    I've used the Linksys products for APs; it was nice, but the Belkin
"Wireless G" is a good little unit, too.  Setting it up is probably a
LOT easier from Windows, but I don't have that here, so I had to fiddle
with it.  The unit has good, high speed, is very reliable, and can
operate in the classic router/firewall mode, or an access point mode,
where it puts mobile units on the local net.

    I hear that Orinoco is good, but I've not tried it. AirSnort (for
packet analysis) has a special driver for it.  Oh- and use
NetworkManager; it's a handy way to hook up.

    Let us know what you got, and how ya like it, aye?

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