> I have an 802.11g wireless network at home, and it works perfectly. > you probably have either very thick walls, lots of metal around
Yes, I have a 3-floors house, with very thick walls/floors/ceilings made of iron and concrete. > Are you saying that you were just unable to get enough throughput on > you WiFi card? Yes, with the 811.g I was barely able to tranfer files at about 30 KB/sec (when the link wasn't down). > Or were you just unable to maintain a reliable signal? Both things. The signal wasn't reliable at all, but even when I had the signal, performances were very poor. Under Linux, I used a ping -f to keep the connectiopn up. The windows machines were basically network-less. > But I suppose I'll look into that electical networking stuff. > My only concern is the cost. It's worth it. They are not only faster and reliable, they are also plug-and-play. I didn't even open the enclosed CDs... just plugged the adapter in a free plug, and I was networked.... remember, you'll have to look for cards supported by linux, and probably fight a lot with kernel modules and configuration scripts, to get the wi-fi up and running (even it things may be easier now than one year ago on Fedora core 2) > Also, you have to be careful with this kind of network because it can be > accessed by anyone on your side of the transformer. Well, that device has also a way for encrypting the transmitted data... at least the risk is limited to my neighbours. If you really manage to get a working wi-fi, anybody passing by the street could connect to your LAN... Franco
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