Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2002 12:05:31 -0700 (MST) From: John Reynolds~ <jreynold@sedona.ch.intel.com> To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: DWL-650 NIC and access points -- what have people used? Message-ID: <15474.41467.217901.912144@chlx169.ch.intel.com>
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Hi all, I am wondering what access points people have used in combination with the D-link DWL-650 NIC? I just bought the DWL-650 and their AP the DWL-1000AP and I am questioning the choice of access point (I've had no issue with the NIC itself). To make a very long story short, I had a weekend-long ordeal getting the DWL-1000AP to be "seen" by their stupid "manager" software. Once configured and working (within Windoze just now, FreeBSD tonight :) together with the NIC I was pleased, but upon trying to upgrade the AP's firmware to the latest which supports 128-bit WEP and "web configuration" (which is what I really wanted from the upgrade) I found it impossible to do so with my configuration (another long story, but their "installer" is a P.O.S.). So, I'm considering ditching this AP in favor of something easier to deal with. What are some access points that people have used in conjuction with the DWL-650? I've seen off www.wi-fi.com that the Linksys WAP11 is about the same price as the DWL-1000AP. Are there 'known issues' with Linksys 802.11b products? (I remember hearing something many months back about something Linksys was not doing "by the 802.11b book" and it was causing people grief) Can people please reply with access points that they're using with the DWL-650 card and what sort of configuration they had to go through (i.e. was it Windows software or a web interface or ...). Thanks, -Jr ps: has anybody else recently dealt with the nightmare of configuring a DWL-1000AP sitting off of an unmanaged switch with D-link's cute Windows software? -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= | John Reynolds WCCG, CCE, CDS - Senior CAD Engineer | | Intel Corporation MS: CH6-210 Phone: 480-554-9092 pgr: 602-868-6512 | | jreynold@sedona.ch.intel.com http://www-aec.ch.intel.com/~jreynold/ | =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message
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