All cards are not created equally. Cisco is best because it has the hightest signal strength (100mw).second is the Orinoco (aka agere, and I think dell and others). The linksys and others have less (like 30mw ) . if you do google you may find this info. Most folks get orinoco becuase it is the best all around value ( best price, good signal, most expandable) at $50-80. The cisco is about $100-150. -K On Thu, 2 Jan 2003, Zephyr wrote:
> Happy new year to all! > > I attempted to post my question to the list a while > ago, but the list administrator wan't helpful at all, > so I'll go ahead and ask you guys for advice, if you > don't mind. > > Which card should I get? I bought a card made by SMC > (never before heard of it) that supposedly goes up to > 22 mbps and is capable of 256-bit encryption. I > haven't opened the box yet, since I'm new to all this, > but I'll prolly give it a try soon, unless I get some > type of warning from you guys... > > I have a Dell 8200 laptop with XP. What other advice > do you have for a newbie like me? I just want to > enjoy getting online through wireless, since I heard > about it when I was in San Francisco... > > Thanks in advance! > > Frank > > --- Ben Serebin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hello Guys and all, > > > > If you have a Linksys combo AP + router and > > your happy... then good. > > The original reason I recommended users to avoid > > them was they tended to > > have lower output power and lack of detachable > > antennas compared with other > > APs (WAP11, ORiNOCOs, Cisco 350 Rugged). Hence, the > > non-recommended status > > they got (notice past tense) by me. I'm a firm > > believer in the ability to > > add an antenna in case your apt/house is too large > > to get full coverage. > > This seems to have changed with version 2 of the > > Linksys BEFW11S4. Not sure > > if it has all the functionality of the WAP11, but > > not a big deal if it does > > not, since Linksys tends to add a fair amount of > > functionality in their > > firmware as time goes on. As per the output power... > > Linksys "might" > > (haven't seen posted specs on this) have realized > > this and fixed this > > problem, since Linksys created an amp (to address > > the low power output in > > version 1s). > > > > In any case, I'll still stick with my herd of > > RG-1000s by ORiNOCO = Agere = > > Avaya = WaveLAN = and now Proxim, > > -Ben > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "James C.Y. Lin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "David Rosenstrauch" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2003 10:33 AM > > Subject: Re: [nycwireless] New to List/Mac-PC user > > in Bklyn > > > > > > > Yeah... Why? > > > > > > I have a WAP11 for two years and 4 months ago I > > bought their combo device > > > (Router + AP) and am very happy about the quality. > > > > > > Is there any potential damage or drawback I have > > not faced? > > > > > > James > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "David Rosenstrauch" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2003 10:30 AM > > > Subject: Re: [nycwireless] New to List/Mac-PC user > > in Bklyn > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday 31 December 2002 12:03 pm, Ben > > Serebin wrote: > > > > > > > > > > - Linksys has a few good products (WAP11 and > > WET11), I recommend you > > > stay > > > > > away from their combo devices though (router + > > AP). > > > > > > > > > > > > Just curious: why? > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > DR > > > > > > > > -- > > > > NYCwireless - http://www.nycwireless.net/ > > > > Un/Subscribe: > > > http://lists.nycwireless.net/mailman/listinfo/nycwireless/ > > > > Archives: > > http://lists.nycwireless.net/pipermail/nycwireless/ > > > > > > -- > > > NYCwireless - http://www.nycwireless.net/ > > > Un/Subscribe: > > > http://lists.nycwireless.net/mailman/listinfo/nycwireless/ > > > Archives: > > http://lists.nycwireless.net/pipermail/nycwireless/ > > > > -- > > NYCwireless - http://www.nycwireless.net/ > > Un/Subscribe: > > > http://lists.nycwireless.net/mailman/listinfo/nycwireless/ > > Archives: > http://lists.nycwireless.net/pipermail/nycwireless/ > > > ===== > > 1-646-643-7265 or 1-646-64-FRANK > > Take my Quiz on QuizYourFriends.com! > > PO Box 2005 > > New York, NY 10008-2005 > > http://briefcase.yahoo.com/bc/zephyrhawaii/lst?.dir=/Yahoo!+Photo+Album&.view=l >[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://profiles.yahoo.com/zephyrhawaii ICQ UIN 7251535 MSN >Messenger nick [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo Messenger nick zephyrhawaii AOL Instant >Messenger nick ZephyrNewYork > > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. > http://mailplus.yahoo.com > -- > NYCwireless - http://www.nycwireless.net/ > Un/Subscribe: http://lists.nycwireless.net/mailman/listinfo/nycwireless/ > Archives: http://lists.nycwireless.net/pipermail/nycwireless/ > -- NYCwireless - http://www.nycwireless.net/ Un/Subscribe: http://lists.nycwireless.net/mailman/listinfo/nycwireless/ Archives: http://lists.nycwireless.net/pipermail/nycwireless/
