> Anyone got any experiences to share of wireless ethernet? I'm
> particularly interested in wireless routers like the 3Com HomeConnect.
No experience with the 3Com stuff. I have an old ZoomAir card (2Mb/s)
and a Lucent Orinoco card (11Mb/s) which talk to each other in ad hoc
mode.
The Orinoco card is in an ISA adaptor on a machine running 2.4.9
and the kernel orinoco driver Just Works(TM).
The ZoomAir card is in a laptop running 2.2.18 (or so) using a driver
from http://www.linux-wlan.com. That was a little more fiddly to get
running, but not too bad. The 2Mb/s cards only work on 2.2 kernels at
the moment (I'm trying to port the drivers over to 2.4, but it's not a
high priority). Once recognised, you just use them like any other
ethernet interface. The 2 and 11Mb/s cards talk to each other quite
happily.
Dunno if that is at all useful to you.
> And, any suggestions as to where in Glasgow or Edinburgh I could buy
> that particular beast?
I'd like to know that as well - I got my cards in the USA when there was
a *big* difference in US/UK prices.
Cheers,
Martin
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