An idea, if you have a disposable laptop (486 or something) just take a 802.11b pcmcia card and build your own. Dont know if this is still possible but I did it years ago with pre-802.11b cards (but point-to-point only or "ad-hoc"). I dont see why it wouldnt work, or at least in ad-hoc mode.
The downside is thaht the access points aren't much expensive than the cards right now. I see access points on sale at $80-$100 from where I am, pcmcia cards are like $50,$60 on sale. And dropping. Also, there's still ebay.... whats a "backfire antenna"? jondz > > > Hi! > > Does anyone know where i can get dirt cheap 802.11b access points? I mean > *really* disposable-kind-of-cheap. I plan on taking them apart and mounting > the insides directly onto short backfire antennas. > > I've heard of generic 802.11b equipment, is there such a thing? > > > TIA! > > jan > > -- > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) > Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph > Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph > . > To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug > . > Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to > http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie > -- Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph . To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug . Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie
