>>>>> "drew" == drew wymore <[email protected]> writes:
drew> [...] My money would be on the realtek card and kernel module drew> combo. Signal strength with an AP depends on several factors drew> including RF interference for whatever devices sit nearby, does drew> it go through walls etc. I believe the upper limit on an older drew> model like that is going to be 100 meters but Russell would know drew> better than I would I assume. My experience with wireless strongly suggests that: a) when it works, it works; and b) when it doesn't, it doesnt. This leads to the general advice: c) when something works, keep doing that; and d) when something doesn't work, try something different. Only slightly more seriously, I don't have any experience with realtek and I have had bad luck with the old 200mW 802.11b prism radios (sold under several labels, mine are senao I think) with recent kernels. I tend to use Atheros radios these days. For fixed (i.e. non-laptop) wireless, there are some really good options these days, mostly from a company called Ubiquity Networks. Not too expensive, better-than-commodity quality, including some high-power options. -- Russell Senior, President [email protected] _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
