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Colin wrote: |
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> On Jul 24, 2005, at 2:54 AM, Greg Bur wrote: |
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>> On 7/23/05, Ian K <omega_2_1@×××××.ca> wrote: |
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>>> Hi there, |
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>>> I have an older laptop that I want to add to my network, |
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>>> (its a 802.11B one) and I was wondering what brands/models |
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>>> would work the best under Linux. Im fairly flexible, and would |
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>>> really not like to tinker with too many drivers. Any good ideas? |
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>>> Thanks! |
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>> I've always had good luck with cards that use the Orinoco chipset and |
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>> the only time I've had to tinder with drivers was when I wanted to get |
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>> Kismet working with the card. You should be able to pick one up for |
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>> under $50. Check out http://www.proxim.com or |
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>> http://www.buffalotech.com for more details. |
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> Just remember, if the laptop isn't going too far, a good length of Ye |
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> Olde Cat5e is a much cheaper solution. That being said... |
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> Yeah, I picked up a great Orinoco (branded as Enterasys) at |
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> Rokland.com last month for roughly $50. Atheros chipset, 802.11a/ |
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> SuperA/b/b+/g/SuperG... very nice. It works in Windows (with the |
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> driver CD), Mac OS X (with the shareware OrangeWare driver--totally |
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> worth the $15 shareware fee) and, naturally, Linux (with MADWIFI). |
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> It picks up Channels 1 through 14, and can put out up to 100 mW of |
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> power (40 mW on A networks). |
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> There's no antenna jack, though, but I hear most PCMCIA Orinocoes can |
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> be modded to include some kind of external jack; I'm not that |
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> desperate for power, but with dial-up at home, I might do that mod |
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> and build a yagi antenna, get in my car, and... well, you get the |
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> idea. :-) |
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> Still haven't had any luck with KisMAC (the OS X port of Kismet), |
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> though. It finds my card but doesn't detect my wireless network... |
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> I'll figure it out eventually. |
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> -- |
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> Colin |
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My other laptop has a nice atheros wireless card, very painless to set |
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up. I dont know what |
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chipsets are on what cards, so perhaps you could give me a model name |
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and brand? I really |
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just want to be able to goto futureshop and pick one up.. :) |
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Thank you for understanding my dumbness. :) |
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Ian |
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