On 10/29/07, Ophidian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > In the area of wired switches, I have found that technology has matured
> > and you get pretty much the same performance (100% bandwith) from any
> > switch (I paid $12 for some of my switches). I wouldn't necessarily
> > recommend it for ente
Dan Farrell wrote:
On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 09:15:46 +0100
"b.n." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Dan Farrell ha scritto:
On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 01:13:25 +0100
"b.n." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Think of an AP as a way to connect wireless interfaces to the same
switch/hub as you can the wired connections.
On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 09:15:46 +0100
"b.n." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Dan Farrell ha scritto:
> > On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 01:13:25 +0100
> > "b.n." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Think of an AP as a way to connect wireless interfaces to the same
> > switch/hub as you can the wired connections. They
Dan Farrell ha scritto:
> On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 01:13:25 +0100
> "b.n." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Think of an AP as a way to connect wireless interfaces to the same
> switch/hub as you can the wired connections. They usually bridge the
> connections.
>
> You're probably right; you only need an A
On Sun, 28 Oct 2007 20:18:49 -0400
Aaron Clark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Oh, I totally agree on the flexibility (although those little things
> are pretty darn flexible all things considered). The biggest win
> for me was the incredible simplicity with setting them up. It's
> pretty much th
On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 01:13:25 +0100
"b.n." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> By the way: what's the real difference between a wireless router and a
> wireless access point? Only the fact that the former is a router PLUS
> a WAP? Because if it's so, I just need an access point...
>
> m.
Think of an AP
On 28-Oct-07, at 6:15 PM, Dan Farrell wrote:
On Sun, 28 Oct 2007 17:59:05 -0400
Aaron Clark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
It sounds like what you really want to get is a Linksys WRT54GL[1]
that you can then flash with something like dd-wrt[2] or OpenWRT[3].
Aaron
Sure, you could do that, but
Christopher Copeland ha scritto:
> On 28 Oct 2007, at 18:15, Dan Farrell wrote:
>
> I'm not sure about Italy, but around here you can get a simple D-link
> wireless router for USD25. I've used them in several situations and have
> had no problems.. you can't beat that price.
I'm currently looking
b.n. wrote:
> Dale ha scritto:
>
>> Well, if I can just get DSL I will be happy. I can only get dial-up
>> here, unless I get one of those satellite things that costs a lot.
>>
>
> Brr! How did you think about moving in a place without decent bandwidth? :)
>
> m.
>
>
>
Well, when I l
Dale ha scritto:
> Well, if I can just get DSL I will be happy. I can only get dial-up
> here, unless I get one of those satellite things that costs a lot.
Brr! How did you think about moving in a place without decent bandwidth? :)
m.
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On 28 Oct 2007, at 18:15, Dan Farrell wrote:
Most people go for this option, but there's definitely something good
to be said about the flexibility (and power!) of using a home-built
router from a second hand desktop.
On the subject of power one might want to think about the power
required t
b.n. wrote:
> Dan Farrell ha scritto:
>
>> On Sun, 28 Oct 2007 22:26:52 +0100
>> "b.n." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>>
>>> So I'm planning to buy a wireless router to share my current DSL*
>>> connection. Since my knowledge on wireless is practically none (I
>>> never owned a notebook sin
Dan Farrell ha scritto:
> On Sun, 28 Oct 2007 22:26:52 +0100
> "b.n." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> So I'm planning to buy a wireless router to share my current DSL*
>> connection. Since my knowledge on wireless is practically none (I
>> never owned a notebook since 386 days), I'd like to hear w
On Sun, 28 Oct 2007 17:59:05 -0400
Aaron Clark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> It sounds like what you really want to get is a Linksys WRT54GL[1]
> that you can then flash with something like dd-wrt[2] or OpenWRT[3].
>
> Aaron
Sure, you could do that, but then you have less flexibility later. I
On Sun, 28 Oct 2007 22:26:52 +0100
"b.n." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Sorry for the slight OT. On Monday I'll have a new shiny MacBook Pro
> at home :) (where I will install Gentoo, of course). For this reason,
> I'd like to have wireless at home.
I myself had to broaden my horizons to
On 28-Oct-07, at 5:26 PM, b.n. wrote:
Hi,
Sorry for the slight OT. On Monday I'll have a new shiny MacBook
Pro at
home :) (where I will install Gentoo, of course). For this reason, I'd
like to have wireless at home.
So I'm planning to buy a wireless router to share my current DSL*
connectio
Hi,
Sorry for the slight OT. On Monday I'll have a new shiny MacBook Pro at
home :) (where I will install Gentoo, of course). For this reason, I'd
like to have wireless at home.
So I'm planning to buy a wireless router to share my current DSL*
connection. Since my knowledge on wireless is practic
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