Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2004 19:02:58 +0100 From: Jonathon McKitrick <jcm@FreeBSD-uk.eu.org> To: Aleksandar Simic <zen13038@zen.co.uk> Cc: Bob Collins <bobc@anything-inc.com> Subject: Re: Inexpensive wireless suggestions? Message-ID: <20040406180258.GA52037@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> In-Reply-To: <20040406174443.GA11628@yashin.myname.mydomain> References: <20040406131435.GA42853@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> <20040406163152.GA78000@yoda.anything-inc.com> <20040406174443.GA11628@yashin.myname.mydomain>
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On Tue, Apr 06, 2004 at 06:44:43PM +0100, Aleksandar Simic wrote: : On Tue, Apr 06, 2004 at 12:31:52PM -0400, Bob Collins wrote: : > On Tue, Apr 6, 2004, Jonathon McKitrick clacked the keyboard to produce: : > > : > > I'm looking for a relatively inexpensive wireless setup for home that will : > > work with FreeBSD and an older laptop. Does anyone have any suggestions? : > > : > > NOTE: Please CC me, as I am not currently subscribed. Thanks. : > : > Post it here, read it here. Sorry, I don't ask enough questions to warrant subscribing. : > Man wi will help with wireless cards. Any card should would with any : > WAP using the same protocol, if not a multi protocol WAP. : > : > I went with a cheapo Belikn WAP $20.00 USD and a Spectrum second0hand : > card $25.00 USD. Works fine for me. It sounded simple at first, until I read man 8 wicontrol. I'm new to networking, and I'd like something somewhat 'plug-n-pray'. Also, most of the routers are Cable/DSL routers with firewalls/DHCP built in. I just have a dialup ISP, so all I need is a wireless hub, basically. jm -- My other computer is your Windows box.
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