Ben Thanks for the quick response, a couple of quick questions to help me in my google search.
Airport? I'm sure your not talking about Sacramento International? Even though I'm sure they have plenty of hardware. Linksys and D-Link? Company name and/or product names? WLAN = Wireless Local Area Network but WEP??? -------------- Ian Skinner Web Programmer BloodSource Sacramento, CA -----Original Message----- From: Ben Doom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 1:54 PM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Wireless Network Hardware suggestions/comments/discussion. If she goes with a Mac, I'd get an Airport. Not because she'll have trouble with others, but because the Airport is a really sweet piece of hardware. I dunno about the wireless parts, but linksys is a good brand as far as small routers go. Or D-Link. I'd do that rather than using your current PC as one. Their wifi routers should be fairly decent, and also work as wired routers, so you are good to go. Just remember to password protect your WLAN at the very least, and turn on WEP if you are the least bit paranoid. -- Ben Doom Programmer & General Lackey Moonbow Software, Inc : -----Original Message----- : From: Ian Skinner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] : Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 4:49 PM : To: CF-Community : Subject: Wireless Network Hardware suggestions/comments/discussion. : : : Ok, the wife wants a lap top for her birthday (two weeks ago). And when I : get my second paycheck from the new job (first full time, : permanent position : in over two years) next week, I am planning on getting her a simple one. : What I'm thinking of doing is getting it with a wireless NIC card : so that I : don't have to provide another internet connection in the apartment. I can : set up my current PPPe DSL connected computer as a : gateway/receiver and hers : can then be anywhere in the apartment and beyond I assume. What I would : like some help with is what wireless options I might go with? : : Me: A fairly intelligent code geek, but I don't know a great deal about : hardware and/or networking. : Her: Novice/pseodo computer phobic with 90% of her time on the computer : being e-mail and chatting, shouldn't need a lot of power to support. : Restraints: This is ONLY my second check, so not too expensive. : : I'm looking for something affordable, relatively easy to set up and : maintain. Decently secure, so that just anybody can not walk by and share : my computer, but not I'm too worried about overly serious attacks, if they : really want to know my Civilization III Play the World score, they can. : : Any suggestions? Helpful hints? Good hand holding sites for : choosing/setting up/securing/maintaining wireless network : hardware? Humorous : Puns? Most any comment would be helpful. Also any comments on : the trouble : I may be heading for if I where to consider an Apple laptop for her? She : possibly may like the generally considered simpler UI. : : Thanks : : PS Suggestions on good places to get inexpensive (under $1000, the more : under the better) laptops also appreciated. : : -------------- : Ian Skinner : Web Programmer : BloodSource : Sacramento, CA : : ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
