Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2002 22:08:30 -0700 From: Nick Sayer <nsayer@quack.kfu.com> To: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com>, mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Orinoco RG-1000 Message-ID: <3D379ECE.4030203@quack.kfu.com> References: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0207171917001.70389-100000@wonkity.com>
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I don't recommend them. They're like the (1st gen) Apple Airport, but with some rather silly firmware restrictions -- you can't change the network name and such. You'd do much better to get a Prism II PCI card (available from various manufacturers, including NetGear, Linksys, USR, SMC) and put it in a FreeBSD machine and use the HostAP functionality. You'd be able to set up your own firewall and/or NAT and/or file service and/or IPv6 gateway and/or whatever. Warren Block wrote: > There may be one of these "residential gateways" available to me at a > low price. Any thoughts on using it as an access point with FreeBSD > 4.6? I don't need the modem, don't need NAT, just thought it would be > fun to play with wireless on my LAN. It looks like this would do the > job. > > Also: thoughts on 16-bit PCCards to use with it? Maybe the $35 Proxim > from JustDeals? > > -Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message
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