Just adding a data point for the discussion:
I've got a Lucent Orinco access point (no surprise since I work for Lucent) and like it. It's configured to act as a 'bridge' between the wireless segment of the home network and the wired side. I've got a linksys router connecting everything to the WAN on wired side and the heavy hitting machines are wired to it. For wireless clients, I've got an IBM laptop which has an Orinoco PCMCIA wireless network interface. The kids' PCs are also on the wireless side and are equipped with Linksys USB wireless network adapaters. They work well enough for the kids. Haven't done anything serious with them however. FYI - check out http://www.netstumbler.org for some interesting reading re: 802.11. There is a utility called netstumbler which can be used to sniff around for 802.11 networks. Cool. ____ __ | 0|___||. Andrew Gaunt *nix Sys. Admin., etc. _| _| : : } [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://www-cde.mv.lucent.com/~quantum -(O)-==-o\ [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://www.gaunt.org _______________________________________________ gnhlug-discuss mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss