Laptop....I would definetely go with DELL If you do go with DELL get their wireless card. It's an Orinocco Gold card, which is one of the best cards. As far as AP's go, I would go with Linksys. I have the firewall router, hooked up to the AP. Easy setup, fairly secure.
Kevin ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ian Skinner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 3:49 PM Subject: Wireless Network Hardware suggestions/comments/discussion. > Ok, the wife wants a lap top for her birthday (two weeks ago). And when I > get my second paycheck from the new job (first full time, permanent position > in over two years) next week, I am planning on getting her a simple one. > What I'm thinking of doing is getting it with a wireless NIC card so that I > don't have to provide another internet connection in the apartment. I can > set up my current PPPe DSL connected computer as a gateway/receiver and hers > can then be anywhere in the apartment and beyond I assume. What I would > like some help with is what wireless options I might go with? > > Me: A fairly intelligent code geek, but I don't know a great deal about > hardware and/or networking. > Her: Novice/pseodo computer phobic with 90% of her time on the computer > being e-mail and chatting, shouldn't need a lot of power to support. > Restraints: This is ONLY my second check, so not too expensive. > > I'm looking for something affordable, relatively easy to set up and > maintain. Decently secure, so that just anybody can not walk by and share > my computer, but not I'm too worried about overly serious attacks, if they > really want to know my Civilization III Play the World score, they can. > > Any suggestions? Helpful hints? Good hand holding sites for > choosing/setting up/securing/maintaining wireless network hardware? Humorous > Puns? Most any comment would be helpful. Also any comments on the trouble > I may be heading for if I where to consider an Apple laptop for her? She > possibly may like the generally considered simpler UI. > > Thanks > > PS Suggestions on good places to get inexpensive (under $1000, the more > under the better) laptops also appreciated. > > -------------- > Ian Skinner > Web Programmer > BloodSource > Sacramento, CA > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
