[NTLUG:Discuss] help getting wireless working

[Terry Henderson]

On Thu, 28 Oct 2004 21:07:09 +0000, james osburn <jjosburn at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
> hello group.
> i was looking for someone to help me to get wireless working or at least
> started on the write path ill pay 60 bucks per hour.
> jim
> 
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If you want easy - use bridges, (wireless ethernet bridges).  No
drivers to load, just "plug-n-play", you can do it yourself,
regardless of your level of Linux expertise, as long as you know the
basics of networking.

It's the same issue you find with modems - [internal] software modems
vs [external] modems.  Internal software modems require software
drivers, external modems are stand alone devices, no software drivers
needed. Wireless ethernet bridges are stand alone devices, no software
[drivers] needed.

If there's considerable distance, (need a strong signal), the Linksys
WET-11 wireless ethernet bridge has RF power output of 100 milliwatts.
 (Point of reference, Netgear's MA-301 has output of 20 milliwatts.)

I personally preferr all Linksys equipment, access points and bridges.
 Linksys uses Linux software [as firmware] in their devices, and while
that's not to say the equipment is better or more reliable, I prefer
the software they use.
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