Nick, We're not going to use any wires more than we have to on this network, and I know that if I go with wireless, I would have to live with an 11MB network rather than 100MB, which is completely fine.
Does anyone know about access points? Thanks -Brent > -----Original Message----- > From: Nick Texidor [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2002 5:11 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: I want to set up a wireless home network... > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
