Hello, If your not concerned with security so much, using AIRONET cards you can do an "AD-HOC" wirless network ( good for 4-5 PCs). With "AD-HOC" you can do away with an Access-Point and just use the Client Adapters. BTW Aironet has Linux Drivers available.
At 06:03 PM 3/5/02 -0500, you wrote: >Hey guys, > >Due to a recent development in my domicle, my wife, and I are in need of a >wireless network. I'm currently planning on how to incorporate WiFi into >my already existing home network. I just have a few questions, and I hope >people who've done this before could help me iron out a few issues. > >My home network which has a few laptops, and a few desktops is gatewayed >by a Pentium/Linux box running the usually services like dhcp, caching >dns, NAT, firewall, etc. > >Option #1: Buy a WiFi card for the Linux gateway, and make it an access >point (AP) >- Has anyone done this before? What WiFi PCI card are you using? Does >the driver for the card support wired equivalent privacy (WEP)? >- I've been scouring the web for information, and it doesn't look like a >easy setup. (http://www.linux-wlan.com). > >Option #2: Buy a wireless AP >- If I go this route, I'm planning on buying either a Linksys AP or a >D-Link AP since they're the cheapest that support 802.11b, and also have >wired/router capabilities. (I still have a few boxes that I won't be able >to buy wireless cards for -- of course, due to limited budget ;). So >whatever wireless network I endup with, it needs to be able to work with a >wired network.) > >I'd like to go with Option #1 since it's the cheapest option. Also, >regardless of which option I go, I'll need a WiFi PC Card for my >Linux-based laptop. I've looked at the LinkSys, and D-Link PC Cards but >they don't seem to have good Linux driver support. The only one I can >find which seems to have a good, and matured Linux driver support (and is >near my budget) is the Lucent WaveLAN/PC Card. Do you guys know of other >el-cheapo cards that have nice Linux driver support (WEP included)? I'll >need three (3) WiFi PC Cards (one for me, two for my wife) so I need to go >cheap ;) > >For those in the same predicament, below are some websites I've gathered >infomration from. > >80211Planet - Insights: WiFi and the Penguin: Setting Up 802.11b Under Linux >http://www.80211-planet.com/columns/article/0,4000,1781_945271,00.html > >Linux Wireles LAN >http://www.linux-wlan.com > >Practically Networked >http://www.practicallynetworked.com > >Linux & Wireless LANs >http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Jean_Tourrilhes/Linux/ > >I'd appreciate any information. > >Thanks, > >jeff -- > >-- >Jeff Gutierrez >Pinoy Ako! May reklamo? > >Mapua Online! >http://www.mapua.org >http://www.mapua.com >http://www.mapua.net > >Intertainer, Entertainment On Demand >http://www.intertainer.tv > >_ >Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at >http://plug.linux.org.ph >To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
