At 05:50 AM 2002/5/6, you wrote: >On Sunday 05 May 2002 09:40 am, Gregory Anthony wrote: > > Hey guys. > > > > I've got a mainly Windows network set up (non-NT and > > non-2k or XP...all 9x. They're fairly stable.) However, > > there's two groups, and they're on different ends of the > > building. Both have their own hub/switch. (currently they're > > switches, but I can change them to hubs, if for some reason, > > that must be done for this to work.) > > > > The two groups need to be able to talk to each other, but running > > a wire isn't an option due to various reasons, including aesthetic reasons. > > We have therefore decided to create a wireless link between them. > >Did you consider networking over existing phone or power lines? I use HomePNA >1.0, which is slow, but linux drivers are available for most of the common >varieties. I haven't seen linux drivers for HomePNA 2.0, but haven't looked >recently.
I have considered it, but they don't seem to be mainstream, and secondly, aren't necessarily going to be worked on or supported in the future. I always thought they were still in experimental/development stage? Further, I would expect linux to more readily support wireless cards than power-line cards... >Power-line devices are in the news lately. They are more expensive than >wireless networks, but may work for you. If it's more expensive, and it's slower, I really don't see much point in using power-line devices. Greg _______________________________________________________________ Have big pipes? SourceForge.net is looking for download mirrors. We supply the hardware. You get the recognition. Email Us: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ leaf-user mailing list: [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user SR FAQ: http://leaf-project.org/pub/doc/docmanager/docid_1891.html
