Ian, I sent a reply to CF-Community about your wireless question, but I actually have a wireless router and PC Card that would be perfect. I recently changed my network so I don't need them now. They're basically brand new and if you're interested, I'd be willing to sell them to you for $100 for the whole kit and kaboodle.
It's a Netgear MR814 Wireless router with 4-port wired switch and a Netgear MA401 Wireless PC card. -Kevin > -----Original Message----- > From: Ian Skinner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 3:49 PM > To: CF-Community > 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 Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
