Cheap WiFi Access point -your pc & this open source software

Post #149,859 by dmarker 4/2/04 10:10:45 PM Reply	Cheap WiFi Access point -your pc & this open source software [link\|http://www.newsforge.com/mobility/02/05/01/0152228.shtml\|http://www.newsforge.../01/0152228.shtml] EXTRACT >> Want to launch wireless networking into open source orbit? Then Sputnik, founded by the trio behind Linuxcare, wants to help you. Sputnik lets you turn an ordinary PC into a dedicated 802.11b wireless access point (WAP). In the future, Sputnik will be able to run as a daemon on Linux systems and will also support the faster (54Mbps vs. 802.11b's 11Mbps) 802.11a wireless protocol. While this GPL project is still in beta, there's enough there to see that Sputnik will achieve a successful launch. If you want to give Sputnik a try today, it's easy to meet the basic hardware requirements--32 MBs of RAM, a bootable CD-ROM drive, a 486 or better Intel processor and a CD-ROM burner -- but the network requirements are more exacting. You must have one ordinary Ethernet card and an available PCMCIA slot for an Intersil Prism II chipset 802.11b card with 8.0.3 or higher firmware. These PCMCIA 802.11b cards are common enough, but many cards, like Lucent and Orinoco, use other chip sets. You can expect most cards to be supported in the future, and the company is working on PCI wireless cards, but for today, it's Intersil Prism II and PCMCIA cards, or you can forget about Sputnik getting off the ground. << Doug M PS I think there may be another freeware program that also does this. Not sure what it is - will post if I find it.
Post #149,885 by FuManChu 4/3/04 3:16:49 PM Reply	Good find. We need a name for this kind of back-from-the-dead box use, but "zombies" is already taken. ;) "Lazarus box" a la Sting? :D
Post #149,888 by altmann 4/3/04 4:24:51 PM Reply	Neat but So, you could spend $70 to $80 on the wireless PC card and ISA adapter, as well as mess around with downloading and configuring this software (As well as setting up an old machine), or you could buy [link\|http://www.netgear.com/products/prod_details.php?prodID=175&view=\|this] for $80, and be all set. -- Chris Altmann
Post #149,892 by dmarker 4/3/04 5:21:24 PM Reply	Good thinking, heres even more ... I have managed to purchase several A/Ps + PCMCIA cards for under $35 complete incl P&H. This is an example of the ones I obtained only I got them from Just Deals eBay shop ... [link\|http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3089499902&category=58327\|http://cgi.ebay.com/...02&category=58327] I particularly value 802.11a because the Proxim units can do 108 mbs & also 802.11a is on 5 ghz vs 2.4 ghz for 802.11b & g (and 2.4 ghz for the home wireless phone, garage door opener, microwave oven, wireless mouse & keyboard & bluetooth devices) There are some great bargains to be had re 802.11a but I noticed that Just Deals stopped doing these bundled offerings (prolly cos I was getting too many of them for bargain prices :-) Cheers Doug
Post #151,183 by jb4 4/14/04 6:33:48 PM Reply	This "issue" keeps coming up when I look at wireless Everybody (including this find) seems to want a PCMCIA wireless adapter. How do I stick a PCMCIA card into my desktop? Enquiring minds want to know... jb4 shrub\ufffdbish (Am., from shrub* + rubbish, after the derisive name for America's 43 president; 2003) n. 1. a form of nonsensical political doubletalk wherein the speaker attempts to defend the indefensible by lying, obfuscation, or otherwise misstating the facts; GIBBERISH. 2. any of a collection of utterances from America's putative 43rd president. cf.* BULLSHIT
Post #151,185 by admin 4/14/04 6:44:11 PM Reply	Just find the equivalent PCI card. I have the same wireless chipsets in my laptop and my Myth-TV box, but the laptop is PCMCIA and the PC is PCI. Many manufacturers make two versions of each card. Regards, -scott anderson "Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson..."
Post #151,187 by FuManChu 4/14/04 7:19:03 PM Reply	While many just make a PCI-PCMCIA adapter for their card :(
Post #151,192 by bepatient 4/14/04 8:41:21 PM Reply	get an adapter... ...or just buy a [link\|http://www.linksys.com/products/product.asp?grid=33&scid=36&prid=196\|wireless pci card.] If you push something hard enough, it will fall over. _{Fudd's First Law of Opposition} [link\|mailto:bepatient@aol.com\|BePatient]
Post #151,235 by jb4 4/15/04 9:45:06 AM 4/15/04 9:46:35 AM Reply	...at about twice the price What I'd really like is a general-purpose PCI card that has a (or even two!) PCMCIA socket(s) on the back that I can plug PCMCIA cards into as I need them. That'd be the bomb! [edit: fixed 6LA typo!] jb4 shrub\ufffdbish (Am., from shrub* + rubbish, after the derisive name for America's 43 president; 2003) n. 1. a form of nonsensical political doubletalk wherein the speaker attempts to defend the indefensible by lying, obfuscation, or otherwise misstating the facts; GIBBERISH. 2. any of a collection of utterances from America's putative 43rd president. cf.* BULLSHIT Edited by jb4 April 15, 2004, 09:46:35 AM EDT Expand All History
Post #151,242 by Another Scott 4/15/04 10:29:26 AM Reply	Like this? [link\|http://www.quatech.com/public/googpcdrive.htm\|QuadTech] PCI/PCMCIA adapter. I'm sure there are similar devices from other sources. No experience with them myself.... Cheers, Scott.
Post #151,249 by jb4 4/15/04 11:35:50 AM Reply	Gotta love the omnipotent sentience of the LRPD! Yes. Exactly like that. Thanx! jb4 shrub\ufffdbish (Am., from shrub* + rubbish, after the derisive name for America's 43 president; 2003) n. 1. a form of nonsensical political doubletalk wherein the speaker attempts to defend the indefensible by lying, obfuscation, or otherwise misstating the facts; GIBBERISH. 2. any of a collection of utterances from America's putative 43rd president. cf.* BULLSHIT

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