From owner-freebsd-current Wed Dec 6 19:24: 2 2000 From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Dec 6 19:24:00 2000 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from dsl.MexComUSA.net (adsl-63-200-120-86.dsl.mtry01.pacbell.net [63.200.120.86]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A6D1E37B400 for ; Wed, 6 Dec 2000 19:23:59 -0800 (PST) Received: from MexComUSA.Net (adsl-63-205-16-202.dsl.mtry01.pacbell.net [63.205.16.202]) by dsl.MexComUSA.net (8.11.1/8.11.1) with ESMTP id eB73Jjl75148; Wed, 6 Dec 2000 19:19:45 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from eculp@MexComUSA.Net) Sender: root@dsl.MexComUSA.net Message-ID: <3A2F02BB.2882A98A@MexComUSA.Net> Date: Wed, 06 Dec 2000 19:23:40 -0800 From: Charlie Root Organization: MexComUSA.Net/EnContacto.Net/CafeMania.Net X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.76 [en] (X11; U; Linux 2.2.12 i386) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Doug Ambrisko Cc: Warner Losh , Wes Peters , Sascha Luck , current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Lucent Orinoco Gold PCCard? References: <200012052105.NAA19124@whistle.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG 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