Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2002 14:09:32 +0100 From: "Max" <max@ecotech.com.lr> To: "Mark Bojara" <mark@mics.co.za> Cc: <freebsd-isp@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Orinoco Ap-500 or OR-500? Message-ID: <008a01c23701$2e7e9da0$04ef10ac@wireless> References: <Pine.LNX.4.41.0207291504060.697-100000@opium.co.za>
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Unfortunately, we already have an orinico infra-structure in place. Inter-operability may be an issue, I don't know. But would an AP-500 or an OR-500 do the trick? Max ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Bojara" <mark@mics.co.za> To: "Max" <max@ecotech.com.lr> Cc: <freebsd-isp@freebsd.org> Sent: Monday, July 29, 2002 2:04 PM Subject: Re: Orinoco Ap-500 or OR-500? > If you are looking for a hardware access point I would recommend the > D-Link access points. They are cheaper and run better. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > (C) 1992 Wild Bill's Machine Gun Shop and House of Wax. > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > On Mon, 29 Jul 2002, Max wrote: > > >Hi Mark, > > > >I have taken a look at that, and that's a very cost effective solution. But > >assuming the situation where the use of a computer is being avoided > >altogether, then, which is the better choice? > > > >Max > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Mark Bojara" <mark@mics.co.za> > >To: "Max" <max@ecotech.com.lr> > >Cc: <freebsd-isp@freebsd.org> > >Sent: Monday, July 29, 2002 1:09 PM > >Subject: Re: Orinoco Ap-500 or OR-500? > > > > > >> Greetings Max, > >> > >> Get a PCMCIA Orinocco Wireless card and set it up on a FreeBSD server to > >> act as a Access Point. Please check the URL below for detailed > >> information. > >> > >> http://www.samag.com/documents/s=7121/sam0205a/sam0205a.htm > >> > >> Regards > >> Mark Bojara > >> MICS Online - 012-661-999 > >> > >> ---------------------------------------------------------------- > >> And he disappeared in a puff of logic. > >> ---------------------------------------------------------------- > >> On Mon, 29 Jul 2002, Max wrote: > >> > >> >I am look for a solution for my remote stations. I have a wireless > >backbone beaming across the clients and they have their lans already in > >place. My task is to connect their lans to the backbone wirelessly. My > >question is: what's the best choice (efficiency and cost-wise) for > >connectiing them? Do I use a Orinoco AP-500 or OR-500? Formerly i was using > >a gateway machine Win2000 Server/Win2K Pro and WinXP. > >> > > >> >Thanks > >> > > >> >Max > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message
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