[TriLUG] desktop wireless NIC

[Chris Knowles]

Jeremy... 

It's basically a bridge... according to the user guide you can have...

Hub->Linksys -- air -- linksys->PC

or 

PC->Linksys -- air -- AccessPoint->Hub

A friend is getting one (today or tomorrow, if UPS is to be believed) to
hook his Xbox in without the 100ft wire running downstairs.

I'll let you know.

CJK
On Wed, 2002-11-20 at 07:39, Chris Knowles wrote:
> Just to be different...
> 
> I assume you have a network card in your PC already... 
> 
> Take a look at the WET11 from Linksys,
> http://www.linksys.com/Products/product.asp?grid=22&prid=432
> 
> It allows any wired device to be connected to a wireless network.
> 
> The only thing I can find that would mitigate against this is that it
> *might* (we haven't received ours yet) need a windows box for initial
> install.  After that you can configure it using the web interface.
> 
> It's how I plan to hook my Xbox and (when/if I get it) TiVo up to the
> network.
> 
> CJK
> 
> On Wed, 2002-11-20 at 00:56, Jason Tower wrote:
> > question for all you wireless folks out there: if you needed to set up a 
> > desktop PC with a wireless connection, would you use a PCI card or USB 
> > adapter?  any particular make/model?  thanks in advance -
> > 
> > jason
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