On Sat, Mar 16, 2002 at 04:34:50PM -0600, Kent West wrote: > I've got two Debian (Sid) boxes in different parts of the house. Can I > put in a wireless NIC into each one of them, and them talk to each > other, or must I have a Wireless Access Point as an intermediary?
Most (if not all) 802.11b cards support 'ad-hoc mode' which allows them to communicate directly without going through a WAP. > And one more: why can't I find a PCI wireless NIC, instead of a PCI > wireless NIC adapter plus a wireless PCMCIA NIC? To me, that seems > stupid. Yes, from the consumer's viewpoint, that is stupid. I suspect that it's smart from the manufacturer's point of view, though, because then they only have to design and produce one card instead of two. I just hope it doesn't become a trend... > Thanks (and man! I hope the "inappropriate racist" thread dies soon)! Agreed! -- When we reduce our own liberties to stop terrorism, the terrorists have already won. - reverius Innocence is no protection when governments go bad. - Tom Swiss
