I only have experience with Airport, and it is a dream to install and configure on a Mac network. I haven't tried the PC's on it, but apparently it can be done so I may check that out next.
I suppose the only consideration to make is that have a hard cable to a network card will give you the 100mb speed (if you have a card capable of that speed) whereas you won't get the same transfer rate with a wireless network. (Correct me if I'm wrong here someone!) N Brent Goldman wrote: > > Hi, > > So is the AirPort one of the best wireless routers? What about access > points? We only have one computer per room, so it would be kind of a waste > of money to spend something like $100 per room on an access point, plus > whatever the wireless NIC costs. Is there any way to do 802.11b without an > access point, or are there cards that come with access points built in that > actually work? > > Thanks > -Brent > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Nick McClure [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2002 7:33 PM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Re: I want to set up a wireless home network... > > > > > > You can download software off the Internet to manage your > > AirPort on a > > Windows Based system. > > > > I cannot remember what it is called, but it is out there and > > works quite > > well from what I hear. > > > > > > At 06:57 PM 1/8/2002 -0800, you wrote: > > >Hi everyone, > > > > > >I want to set up a wireless home network soon, and would > > prefer to use > > >802.11b as our standard. I've heard good things about the > > Apple AirPort, > > >and although it's compatible with PC's, but you can only > > manage the settings > > >with a Mac. Does anyone know of any good wireless routers > > that could share > > >a cable internet connection with four computers that just have > > >802.11b-compatible network cards in them? Do I also need to > > get access > > >point for them? I'm kinda confused about this whole > > wireless networking > > >thing... > > > > > >Thanks > > >-Brent > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Macromedia ColdFusion 5 Training from the Source Step by Step ColdFusion http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0201758474/houseoffusion Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
