On Mon, 21 Feb 2005 07:52:03 -0500, Jeffrey Gordon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Bennett, Gavin (LDN Int) wrote: > > > The bit for SlimDevices to read, please make it..... > > a) WiFi at 80211.g > > b) a lot cheaper > > c) have a Unique Selling Point - the Open Source aspect is a good > > USP but some people do not "get it" or even want it. > > They see it as meaning that they to constantly download updates etc > > d) to be ahead of the competition - currently the competition has > > caught up and people like NetGear have a good network brand to sell > > their products with. > > a) I do not understand why this is so important to people. If you > really want G then get the wired only and get a Bridge. For music and > even FLAC, B is more than enough.
There are two issues. 1st is that adding 802.11b devices to an 802.11g network does slow down the wireless network, some routers are better than other in this respect. As far as an 802.11g wireless to ethernet bridge, it is yet another component - and they aren't cheap. > > Now that said, it would be nice if the SB had a PC Card slot and we just > install our own wifi card, however I can fully understand why they do > not do this and that being Driver Support would be a NIGHTMARE. Yes - driver support potentially would be a nightmare, though they could possibly support one or two chipsets. Offering it in just 802.11g though is probably better, as it could behave as an 802.11b device for 802.11b networks. -=- What I would like to see, from a Linux standpoint, is a slimserver developer get sponsored by Fedora Extras to maintain the product in the Fedora Extras repository. This would result in updates to the software being pushed through whenever I yum update my system, rather than me having to look for updates. -- http://mpeters.us/ _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
