Ron, Could you send me a copy of the wireless newgroup posts you collected?
Thanks, John Hebert --- Ron Spruell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I spent about a month researching the news groups > about wireless networking. I > was specifically looking for a way to connect 2 > networks together that were in > separate buildings. I collected a lot of information > that I sent to Edi Cramp > via email. Edi and I live 2 houses apart with a > house in between. > > It turns out that several folks have done it. The > key is "line-of-sight" - you > must have it. Other factors are external > directional (Yagi) antennas and short > co-axial cable lengths between the WAP and the > antenna. Most use POE (power > over Ethernet). > > The most common equipment (i.e. cheap) used was 2 > Linksys Wireless Access Point > (WAP11). One was configured as the host and the > other as the client. > > I will not bore the list with the messages I > collected, but if you want them, > let me know. > > Ron Spruell > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Behalf Of Shannon Roddy > Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2002 8:24 PM > To: BRLUG > Subject: Re: [brluglist] Re: [Sblug-list] any > interested in a group > purchaseof WLAN cards? > > > Should not be that difficult. Buy one of the > linksys access points, > some coax, and an antenna for each location. There > is also a way to do > a 10 Mbit optical link. I will have to find the web > page again.... > > Shannon > > On Tue, 2002-02-19 at 16:49, Dustin Puryear wrote: > > Has anyone seen a system that can be used to > create a wireless network > > between two houses in a neighborhood? Say, about > eight houses apart? > > > > Regards, Dustin > > > > At 11:58 AM 2/19/2002 -0600, you wrote: > > > > >Would probably have to buy a significant amount > > >to get any good price breaks...but don't know for > sure. > > >Just my experience. > > > > > >I've been playing with the wireless for a while > now > > >but have used access points. But what you say is > > >true, most software I've seen allows one of the > > >cards to function as the accesspoint. It just has > > >to be up in running. Not a problem in a smaller > > >network. > > > > > >I'm using the NetGear stuff. It has linux drivers > > >also but haven't had time to set it. I've found > > >the NetGear stuff to be reliable and durable > > >in a small LAN(100+ pc's). Even though it's > > >Nortel's budget line product. > > > > > >Am implementing a copper Gigabit lab > > >and will use netgear's new 24 port 10/100/1000 > hub. > > > > > >Read good stuff about the Orinoco. Can't remember > > >off hand the difference between the Silver and > Gold > > >other than cost. I would look at WEP standard it > supports. > > > > > >my 2c's- > > >-joe > > > > > > > > >On Tuesday 19 February 2002 11:40 am, you wrote: > > > > I've been considering a purchase of 3 HP > Lucent > > > > ORiNOCO Silver Wireless PCMCIA cards for my > home > > > > network. I chose this card specifically > because there > > > > are Linux drivers for it and an external > antenna can > > > > be connected to it using a standard adapter > cable > > > > (like > > > > > http://www.nxgenstore.com/nxgen/itemdesc.asp?CartId=3890601UINHB791&ic=WRJC > > > >MW19M) to increase the range. > > > > > > > > Just so you know, a wireless access point or > base unit > > > > is not required: > > > > > http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/wireless/2001/03/06/recipe.html, > > > > which is the reason I want to buy 3 cards: 1 > for my > > > > firewall/gateway using a PCMCIA slot adapter, > and 2 > > > > for my 2 laptops. You can save a lot of money > by not > > > > having to purchase the base WAP unit. > > > > > > > > I found a pretty good deal at: > > > > > http://shop.store.yahoo.com/justdeals/luctecorsil1.html, > > > > but I was thinking that a large group could > get a > > > > better deal by making a big purchase of the > same WLAN > > > > cards at one time. > > > > > > > > Does anyone have experience with making volume > > > > purchases for a group like this? How well > does it > > > > work? > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > John Hebert > > > > > > > > ps: By the way, I am one of the group > coordinators at > > > > the Baton Rouge Linux Users Group: > www.brlug.net. > > > > pps: anyone know of other Louisiana Linux User > Groups > > > > that I should contact? > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > > Do You Yahoo!? > > > > Yahoo! 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