[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Kiggs do you live in Uganda? > > Kurup
Well, the AfNOG conferences (one of which was in UG) saw 100% use of wireless on major UNIX and UNIX-like platforms, including Linux, FreeBSD and NetBSD, as well as MacOS over FreeBSD UNIX. For a start, I think that's great. 802.11 is possible. > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of >> Kiggundu Mukasa Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 5:32 PM >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Subject: lug_: Wireless networks and Linux >> >> http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/library/wi-enable.html?ca=dgr- >> lnxw02Linux4Wireless Wireless technologies like WLAN (Wireless Local >> Area Network), Bluetooth, GPRS (General Packet Radio Service), GSM >> (Global System for Mobile communications), and IrDa (Infrared Data) >> serve different niches. While WLAN supports higher speeds and longer >> range than Bluetooth, it also has higher costs and higher power >> consumption. GPRS is slower than Bluetooth and WLAN, but can be used >> on the move. Despite their diversity, or rather because of it, >> devices with multiple wireless capabilities can use them in tandem. >> For example, a device can switch transparently from GPRS on the road >> to a cheaper WLAN in an Internet cafe for network connectivity, >> depending on location input from a GPS module. A cell phone can >> communicate through Bluetooth to a heart rate monitor and send an >> alert over GSM to a doctor if the patient's heart rate crosses a >> certain threshold...................... >> >> >> --------------------------------------------- >> This service is hosted on the Infocom network >> http://www.infocom.co.ug > > > > > --------------------------------------------- > This service is hosted on the Infocom network http://www.infocom.co.ug Regards, Mark Tinka Technical Manager, Africa Online Swaziland --------------------------------------------- This service is hosted on the Infocom network http://www.infocom.co.ug
