From owner-freebsd-current Fri Dec 8 7:56:43 2000 From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Dec 8 07:56:41 2000 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from msgbas1.cos.agilent.com (msgbas1x.cos.agilent.com [192.6.9.33]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4E57137B400 for ; Fri, 8 Dec 2000 07:56:41 -0800 (PST) Received: from msgrel1.and.agilent.com (msgrel1.and.agilent.com [130.30.33.104]) by msgbas1.cos.agilent.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1090E5DB for ; Fri, 8 Dec 2000 08:56:37 -0700 (MST) Received: from mina.soco.agilent.com (mina.soco.agilent.com [141.121.54.157]) by msgrel1.and.agilent.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1441E18F for ; Fri, 8 Dec 2000 10:56:36 -0500 (EST) Received: from mina.soco.agilent.com (darrylo@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mina.soco.agilent.com (8.9.3 (PHNE_18979)/8.9.3 SMKit7.0) with ESMTP id HAA26344 for ; Fri, 8 Dec 2000 07:56:34 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: <200012081556.HAA26344@mina.soco.agilent.com> To: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Lucent Orinoco Gold PCCard? Reply-To: Darryl Okahata In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 07 Dec 2000 15:20:26 PST." <3A301B3A.BAE367AA@sftw.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 (generated by tm-edit 1.6) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Date: Fri, 08 Dec 2000 07:56:33 -0800 From: Darryl Okahata Sender: owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Nick Sayer wrote: > Christopher Masto wrote: > > > I am told that the Apple "AirPort Base Station", which is $399, works > > well and can be configured with the Java-based thing in the ports > > collection. I am further told that the Lucent/ORiNOCO RG-1000 base > > station is virtually identical, although more expensive and somehow > > inferior, although I don't understand the exact inferiorities. > > It is inferior in two ways: Also, there are other alternatives to the AirPort (which is closer to $299 than $399). One is the Buffalo AirStation (around $280-$340, depending on options -- see http://www.melcoinc.com/english/network/air.html). Other, cheaper, access points have been mentioned here in earlier messages. The AirStation is sold in the US by TechWorks (http://www.techworks.com) among possibly others. I've got an AirStation, and it's not bad. Like most access points, it has only 40-bit encryption, though. It's configurable via a web browser, using password-protected web pages. However, because of this, the configuration needs to be done via a secure, wired lan, as the web passwords are transmitted in plain text. -- Darryl Okahata darrylo@soco.agilent.com DISCLAIMER: this message is the author's personal opinion and does not constitute the support, opinion, or policy of Agilent Technologies, or of the little green men that have been following him all day. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message