On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 05:28:30 +0800, Andy Sy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Pong wrote: > > >> Another trick I realized is that if you do not want to mess > >> around with chipsets and drivers, you can just spend extra > >> and buy an Access Point like the Dlink DWL-2000AP+, plug > >> it into your Ethernet port and voila, you're wirelessly > >> connected! > > > that is a really neat trick! > > how much is the "overhead" cost on that AP? > > and where to buy? =) > > Access points should be available wherever they sell the > wireless Lan adapters. In the case of the Dlink, I got a > DWL-G520+ PCI adapter for around P2,700 (or was it P2,900) > while I got the DWL-2000AP+ for under P5,000 at Acenet, > Shoppesville Plus. > > Brands other than Dlink, such as Surecom or Edimax would be > a lot cheaper although the DWL-2000AP+ is supposed to support > a "10x turbo mode" when communicating with another Dlink > wireless device that also supports such a mode (such as the > DWL-G520+). > > If try use the Linux ACX111 drivers for the Dlink > DWL-G520+ though (I'm not brave enough - or have the time > anymore - to engage in this adventure), I'm not sure if the > turbo mode is supported. But since my setup is: > > DWL-G520+ on Win XP machine <--> DWL-2000AP+ on Linux machine > > I should be getting that turbo speedup...
Isn't the DWL-G520 using the Atheros chipset? If so, you'd want the Madwifi drivers (madwifi.sf.net). They're quite very powerful cards, supports a couple of standards (802.11i, WEP, WPA-PSK, etc..), transmit power is very good, and theoretically can tune to any frequency. I checked out a Linksys WRT54G broadband router the other day. It's good enough for indoor usage (although it's a bit disappointing when placed outdoors... ). The nice thing about the WRT54G, WRT54GS (and the WAP54G AP) is that they run Linux (MIPS port) inside - and are really hackable. -- Paolo Alexis Falcone [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph . To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug . Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie
