Kool! Knew you guys would steer me in the right direction. Thanx heaps, Larry, M
On 13-Aug-05, you wrote: > It sounds like your neighbour is setting up an 802.11 network (more > commonly known as a wi-fi network) this is NOT a bluetooth network, > you will not be able to connect to it with bluetooth equipment. > > What it sounds like you are looking for is an 802.11b/g usb dongle > http://www.google.com/search?q=802.11b%2Fg+usb+dongle > > geeks.com has one for 14.95 > http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=80211GWUD&cat=NET > > depending on the operating system you intend to use it on you may need > to enable support for usb networking devices, most recent linuxes will > support this by default, depending on the manufacturer you may need to > do additional tweaking to get around broken drivers. > > If anyone knows which models and chipsets to look for for linux > support please chime in. > > > On 8/12/05, John Michael McCool <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> My neighbor's setting up a wireless router, and he's invited me to >> share bandwidth on his internet connection. >> >> PROB: all my pci slots are full. >> >> My first thought was, why isn't there some kind of USB hookup that >> would work? >> >> Found something called "D-Link," which seems like it might do the >> trick--but in all its description and specs, there's no actual >> definition of what's required or what it does. >> >> 'Fraid I'm woefully backwards on Bluetooth technology, too. Did a >> google, and know a little more about it--but I'm still uncertain if this >> D-Link device will work on its own, of if I need additional Bluetooth >> hardware in my box. Also seems to be a 10-meter range limit, for the >> Bluetooth chip. Is this true? _______________________________________________ EUGLUG mailing list [email protected] http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug
