[TriLUG] wireless question (again).

[Mike Johnson]

H Brett Bolen [wingedlizard at nc.rr.com] wrote:
> Who knows *somebody* that running wireless with linux?

I'll be there this week.
 
> What hardware do *they* use?
> 
> Is Linksys a good choice?

I'll be buying the Linksys WMP11 PCI card to link up with the
Airport in our new Apple PowerBook.
 
> What wireless router/basestation have the best range?  best Wep
> under linux?

Depends.  Get one that you can easily add external antennas and
it doesn't really matter:
http://www.hyperlinktech.com/web/cable_adapter.html

As for Wep, don't bother.  Run some sort of VPN.  Since OSX
doesn't have IPSEC, I'm planning on PPP over stunnel.

Mike
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