25 Sep
2004
25 Sep
'04
11:33 a.m.
Moien
On Mon, 20 Sep 2004 17:03:50 +0200, Mark HATHERLY <mark.hatherly(a)ing.lu> wrote:
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no extra cost.)
At the moment my computer is plugged into the cable modem via RJ45. I am
moving house soon and would like to have the computer upstairs in the new
place. The cable, however, comes into the downstairs front room. I would
like to canvas the group's opinion on the most appropriate hardware to set
up a wireless connection under Linux, including recommendations on hardware
and where to buy it.
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Honestly I think the new Apple Airport Express seems to be some pretty
hot stuff.
http://www.apple.com/airportexpress/
It can, if I remember correctly, act as a DHCP Server, and do all the
necessary routing. Another interesting point is that it costs only
some reasonable 149€. and uses the 802.11g Standard. Unfortunately I
don't know at all, whether it is possible to configure the device
under Linux or not. As far as I know, Apple only provides a config
utility for Mac OS X and Windows. But perhaps somebody on the list
knows more about Airport Express.
Additionally, although I am reasonably competent, I am
not a tech pro, and I
have a limited budget, so no Grand Unifying Solutions please!
Friendly,
Bob Hentges
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http://bob.hentges.lu/