Date: Wed, 06 Dec 2000 19:23:40 -0800 From: Charlie Root <eculp@MexComUSA.Net> To: Doug Ambrisko <ambrisko@whistle.com> Cc: Warner Losh <imp@village.org>, Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com>, Sascha Luck <sascha@genesiseurope.net>, current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Lucent Orinoco Gold PCCard? Message-ID: <3A2F02BB.2882A98A@MexComUSA.Net> References: <200012052105.NAA19124@whistle.com>
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There is definately a trend to lower prices. I just found this. A new intel Intel PRO/Wireless 2011 LAN access point and two pcmcia cards for $699. The access point sounds interesting. I personally would like to use it as a repeater and network bridge. http://www.intel.com/network/products/wireless.htm https://merchant.hibbertco.com/servlet/InteComServlet?SessionID=319728709221315074&OrderID=71803&ItemCnt=1&Adapters=yes ed Doug Ambrisko wrote: > Warner Losh writes: > | In message <200012051932.LAA23532@whistle.com> Doug Ambrisko writes: > | : Well this is what I'm doing with the Aironet stuff. I have a script > | : to flip between modes until it sync's up. I bought the PCMCIA ISA > | : adapter for $25 from a local surplus place. > | > | Does this mean that the an driver can operate in "base station" mode? > > No, just ad-hoc (atleast that's what is published). So on my laptop my > script flips between modes (ad-hoc & infrastructure) until it sync's up > with whatever it can find. I start it out of pccard.conf so it is automatic > on card insertion, reboot or wakeup. > > | : BTW I saw ADDTRON http://www.addtron.com/ has a base station for around > | : $220 that can do 128 bit encryption, has an antenna and is Web administered. > | : I haven't used it but it looks interesting. > | > | I'll have to check this out as well. > > Let us know what you find out. > > Doug A. > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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