Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2003 19:33:00 -0500 (EST)
From: Jack Schudel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] Wireless yada-yada
All of my experience is with 11mb cards, which all seem to interoperate
without problems. (( think the 22mb ones are vendor specific???)
I have had good luck with the Orinoco Gold card, and with the Cisco 350
series card. (and bad luck with the Linksys ones -- very short range.)
The Orinoco card is supported by Netstumbler, but the Cicso card is not.
(But some people have gotten it to work under XP.)
The Orinoco card supports an external antenna.
The Cisco card's antenna is flat, so it does not block the card above it.
The flat shape also makes it easier to slip into my carry case.
The Cisco card's antenna is rounded, while the Orinoco card has sharp,
square edges, which the heel of my hand drags across when using the
L110's mouse.
The Orinoco client software makes it trivial to switch between different
configurations (WEP key, etc.)
The Cisco cards are a lot more expensive that the Orinoco Gold ones.
Personally, I would go with the Orinoco/Lucent/Avaya/{insert name of the
week here} cards, because they work great, and are pretty cheap.
/jack
On Wed, 15 Jan 2003, Chester Prudhomme wrote:
> Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 17:51:28 -0800
> From: Chester Prudhomme <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Wireless yada-yada
>
> I'm not remembering if we have had this discussion before BUT in case we haven't
> I'd like some input from the Librettati about wireless hardware. I have occasion
> to use my L110 (W2Kos) wired with my desktop at times but I use the Libby all the
> time when I travel and use it wireless in hotels and airports. I've been using an
> 11mps D-Link card in the Libby but it doesn't seem to have much range (it's an
> Air DWL-650) or speed. I'm tired of the wire tangle on my desk at home and want
> to go completely wireless both away from and at home. I'm confused
> though........I've read up on and looked at many different brands, prices, etc of
> wireless hardware but there seems to be conflicting info about everything. Some
> things don't work with Toshiba laptops, some things don't work with mixed brand
> setups, .a wireless vs. .b wireless, 11mps vs. 22mps and so on. What have the
> listers used and what is a good combo taking into account durability (for a
> traveling PC card an important quality?), price, utility and ease of use, brand
> interopterability, speeds (11mps vs. 22mps), range, etc. I need a wireless
> router, a PC card and a PCI card (how about the advantages, if any, of a PCI
> adapter to use the PC card in the desktop instead of a PCI card with the
> antenna?) and anything else that may be necessary/useful. Mix and match is fine
> with me or is all the same brand the way to go? I just know some of you out there
> have the killer setup - share it with us!
>
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