From owner-freebsd-mobile Wed Dec 13 7:53:18 2000 From owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Dec 13 07:53:16 2000 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from reliant.nielsenmedia.com (reliant.nielsenmedia.com [205.129.32.15]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7BFC937B402 for ; Wed, 13 Dec 2000 07:53:15 -0800 (PST) Received: from nmrusdunsxg2.nielsenmedia.com (nmrusdunsxg2.nielsenmedia.com [10.9.11.121]) by reliant.nielsenmedia.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id KAA15125; Wed, 13 Dec 2000 10:53:10 -0500 (EST) Received: by nmrusdunsxg2.nielsenmedia.com with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2651.58) id ; Wed, 13 Dec 2000 10:53:09 -0500 Message-ID: <01D4D419B1A4D111A30400805FE65B13070AC137@nmrusdunsx1.nielsenmedia.com> From: "Gray, David W." To: "'bmah@cisco.com'" , "Gray, David W." Cc: "'FreeBSD mobile list'" Subject: RE: Wireless? Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2000 10:53:07 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2651.58) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Sender: owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Hmmm, now this is interesting. When I specifically asked about those cards a week or 2 ago, I was told 'weren't supported, not going to be'. If these *do* have a driver, they're perfect. (but note, I am talking 10Mb, not the older 1Mb standard...) -----Original Message----- From: bmah@cisco.com [mailto:bmah@cisco.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2000 10:46 AM To: Gray, David W. Cc: 'FreeBSD mobile list' Subject: Re: Wireless? If memory serves me right, "Gray, David W." wrote: > I really want to get rid of the cables running through my hallways, connect > upstairs, downstairs and back room PCs in the house. A set of wireless cards > sounds like a good idea - but the $$$$ is still too much, as it now appears. > The phone line 'net cards would be a slam dunk - but I don't use M$ > products, and it seems that nobody else supports 'em. Ummm...you mean like the PCnet/Home and HomePNA based cards supported by the pcn(4) driver? (I don't actually have one of these cards, but I remember committing the release notes documenting this support. I think this happened around the time of 4.1.1.) > So the question is, what do you do for cheap, wireless or equivalent > connectivity? (By cheap I mean <$100/node, preferably < $50.) With 10Mb or > better performance, too. (The upstairs box has my CVS repository, don't want > to cvsup at 1Mb constantly...) Don't forget the cost of an access point, if applicable. Bruce. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message