Date: Sat, 9 Mar 2002 12:27:40 -0500 (EST) From: Tim Kellers <timothyk@serv1.wallnet.com> To: Jim Freeze <jim@freeze.org> Cc: <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Looking for Wireless Network Hardware suggestion Message-ID: <20020309121043.R16220-100000@serv1.wallnet.com> In-Reply-To: <20020309100349.A58938@freeze.org>
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I use the Orinoco cards (both Silver and Gold), the Dell TrueMobile card (an Orinoco Card in Dell clothing) in several PC laptops at home (Dell laptop and Toshiba), I also use the Apple Airport Card (Orinoco/WaveLan card in Apple clothing). As far as a transmitter/router, I've used both the Orinoco RG-1000 and Apple Airport Base Station with very good results. Though the RG-1000 and Apple Base Station are essentially the same hardware, the Apple product has better tools for configuration --there is even a FreeBSD port that allows the Base Station to be configged from X windows. Caveat: The software that comes with the Base station as a "firmware" package come in a .sea (Mac self-extracting-archive) file and, as far as I know, requires a Mac to explode it into a working firmware file. Pricing: The Orinoco retails for about $400, the Apple Airport Base Station for $299. Both units have internal modems AND rj45 connectors for bridged dialup/Ethernet access, both units support cable modems and DSL as well. A DHCP server and NAT capabilites are included and may be selected if desired. The Apple product also supports IP port forwarding, SNMP functions, and accessability switches to restrict MAC or IP addresses that are allowed/disallowed to connect. The Orinco product claims to have 300 feet of radius coverage, the Apple 150 feet of radius coverage -- both are "liberal" claims. I've seen no difference in the coverage of either unit and the distance from the transmitter is Highly dependant on evironmental factors such as the amount of metal in the walls, large rolls of paper products, weather and rf interference. In real-world conditions (my home and office) I get about 100 feet of radius coverage for either product. I like both products, but the Apple Base Station is more fun (for me) to geek around with. On Sat, 9 Mar 2002, Jim Freeze wrote: > Hi: > > I am planning on setting up a wireless network in my home. > I would appreciate suggestions on what hardware people > have had good luck with. > Are there any that are more secure than others? > Faster? > > The list of compatable NICS is below. > > Thanks > > Jim > > 3.5 Wireless Network Interfaces > > NCR / AT&T / Lucent Technologies WaveLan T1-speed ISA/radio LAN cards ( wl(4) driver) > Lucent Technologies WaveLAN/IEEE 802.11 PCMCIA and ISA standard speed (2Mbps) and turbo speed (6Mbps) wireless network adapters and workalikes ( wi(4) driver) > NCR WaveLAN/IEEE 802.11 > 3COM 3crwe737A AirConnect Wireless LAN PC Card > Addtron AWA100 > Cabletron RoamAbout 802.11 DS > Compaq WL100 > Corega KK Wireless LAN PCC-11 > ELECOM Air@Hawk/LD-WL11/PCC > Farallon Skyline 11Mbps Wireless > ICOM SL-1100 > Laneed Wireless card > Melco Airconnect WLI-PCM-L11 > NEC Wireless Card CMZ-RT-WP > PLANEX GeoWave/GW-NS110 > TDK LAK-CD011WL > > Aironet 802.11 wireless adapters ( an(4) driver) > Aironet 4500/4800 series (PCMCIA, PCI, and ISA adapters are all supported) > Cisco Systems Aironet 340 and 350 series (PCMCIA, PCI, and ISA adapters are all supported) > Raytheon Raylink 2.4GHz wireless adapters ( ray(4) driver) > Webgear Aviator > Webgear Aviator Pro > Raylink PC Card > AMD Am79C930 and Harris (Intersil) based 802.11 cards (awi driver) > BayStack 650 and 660 > Farallon SkyLINE Wireless > Icom SL-200 > Melco WLI-PCM > NEL SSMagic > Netwave AirSurfer Plus and AirSurfer Pro > ZoomAir 4000 > > -- > Jim Freeze > atto: 1e-18 = one quintillionth > parsec: 3.258 light-years: 3.258 * 186000 * 364 * 24 * 3600 * 5280 * 12 > attoparsec: atto * parse =~ 1.20 inch > My Height: 62 inches / 1.2 = 51.7 attoparsecs > ~ > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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