From owner-freebsd-current Sat Dec 9 10:32: 3 2000 From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Dec 9 10:32:00 2000 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from habanero.netmonger.net (ool-18bd4893.dyn.optonline.net [24.189.72.147]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 482AA37B400 for ; Sat, 9 Dec 2000 10:32:00 -0800 (PST) Received: (from chris@localhost) by habanero.netmonger.net (8.11.0/8.11.0) id eB9Ieq801913; Sat, 9 Dec 2000 13:40:52 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from chris@netmonger.net) X-Authentication-Warning: habanero.netmonger.net: chris set sender to chris@netmonger.net using -f Date: Sat, 9 Dec 2000 13:40:51 -0500 From: Christopher Masto To: Wes Peters Cc: Charlie Root , Doug Ambrisko , Warner Losh , Sascha Luck , current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Lucent Orinoco Gold PCCard? Message-ID: <20001209134051.A391@netmonger.net> References: <200012052105.NAA19124@whistle.com> <3A2F02BB.2882A98A@MexComUSA.Net> <20001207175530.A23355@netmonger.net> <3A31CFC4.281CBCE2@softweyr.com> <20001209012429.A673@netmonger.net> <3A32757D.20B44C64@softweyr.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <3A32757D.20B44C64@softweyr.com>; from wes@softweyr.com on Sat, Dec 09, 2000 at 11:10:05AM -0700 Sender: owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Sat, Dec 09, 2000 at 11:10:05AM -0700, Wes Peters wrote: > > > They're the same thing in different cases, it's hard to see how one can > > > be superior in any way other than price. > > > > "The most stupid thing was that you couldn't set its network name to > > anything other than its serial number because on bootup, it copies its > > serial number over the first five bytes of the network name. It also > > can't be fully configured without the Windows software -- which is a > > bit misleading for me to say because even with the Windows software, > > you can only set it up to use the modem or provide NAT routing via > > Ethernet, and not set it up to do bridging." > > The "Windows software" is actually a Java applet that I saw running on > FreeBSD at BSDCon. Don't believe everything you read, try to verify it > first. I got that quote by asking a friend of mine who owns both products. > If you're only 10 feet from the base, save several hundred dollars and buy > a 4 meter patch cable. Thanks, that hadn't occurred to me. -- Christopher Masto Senior Network Monkey NetMonger Communications chris@netmonger.net info@netmonger.net http://www.netmonger.net Free yourself, free your machine, free the daemon -- http://www.freebsd.org/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message