I'm pretty sure you can use two nics, rather than one nic and the lan/ethernet access point. -Paul -- R. Paul McCarty / DARS Coordinator / rpmc@troi.cc.rochester.edu / x52059 317 Lattimore Hall, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627 Computers don't make errors; what they do, they do on purpose.-Dale/KOTH On Wed, 5 Aug 1998, Tim Gray wrote: > Hmmm neat device... one problem, what is a IBM Model 8227 access point > that is required by these cards? It sounds huge and hideously expensive. > this IBM wireless ethernet card sounds like a richochet modem but requiring > a host. > > > ---------- > : From: R. Paul McCarty <mccarty@reg16.admin.rochester.edu> > : To: Tim Gray <timgray@geocities.com> > : Cc: Nat Brown <natbro@microsoft.com>; wearable@cif.rochester.edu; > wear-hard@haven.org > : Subject: Re: New wireless NICs from Diamond > : Date: Thursday, August 06, 1998 8:46 PM > : > : Here are a couple of sources: > : > : http://home.eznet.net/~kento/lancard.html > : http://www.auction-sales.com/cgi-bin/getindex.exe?2 > : > : actually these are around $30/each. > : > : -Paul > : -- > : R. Paul McCarty / DARS Coordinator / rpmc@troi.cc.rochester.edu / x52059 > : 317 Lattimore Hall, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627 > : Computers don't make errors; what they do, they do on purpose.-Dale/KOTH > : > : > : > : On Wed, 5 Aug 1998, Tim Gray wrote: > : > : > If the full protocol and communication specs are available modifying a > : > ne2000 driver for linux would be a cakewalk. But, being wireless these > : > companies love to guard their secrets.. (The gimmie gimmie mine mine > : > syndrome) I've seen 2 companies do the "top secret" dance to hide the > fact > : > that their hardware was junk. > : > > : > As for the IBM cards, where can they be bought? I'll try and reverse > hack > : > one at 20 bucks. > : > > : > > : > ---------- > : > : From: Nat Brown <natbro@microsoft.com> > : > : To: wearable@cif.rochester.edu; wear-hard@haven.org > : > : Subject: RE: New wireless NICs from Diamond > : > : Date: Thursday, August 06, 1998 1:51 PM > : > : > : > : wow, great products & prices. if anybody finds better technical specs > for > : > : these than http://www.diamondmm.com/homefree/specs.html, please post. > : > they > : > : don't describe power requirements or weight at their site so far. > : > : > : > : if these products are based on the aerocomm designs > : > : (http://www.aerocomm.com/oem.html and > : > : http://www.aerocomm.com/products.html#oem) then they could be quite > : > : low-power. not clear that they are, though, since they seem to use a > : > : protruding antenna, not built-in like the aerocomm (but maybe they do > : > this > : > : just to get outside the pc sheilding?). > : > : > : > : n@ > : > : > : > : -----Original Message----- > : > : From: R. Paul McCarty [mailto:rpmc@troi.cc.rochester.edu] > : > : Sent: Thursday, August 06, 1998 10:18 AM > : > : To: wearable@cif.rochester.edu; wear-hard@haven.org > : > : Subject: New wireless NICs from Diamond > : > : > : > : Saw this article mentioned in Slashdot about a new NIC from Diamond > : > : Multimedia that allows you to network pcs at 1mbps using 2.4GHz radio > : > : frequencies up to 150ft. This isn't all that impressive until you > note > : > : they are selling either 2 nic cards for $200, or 1 nic card and one > : > : PCMCIA card for $230. > : > : > : > : http://www.next-generation.com/jsmid/news/4107.html > : > : > : > : Of course you can pick up an IBM network card for $20/each, but no > one's > : > : written any drivers for it, but they might for this one. The > cheapest > : > : linux supported wireless network cards are the DEC roamabout which > sell > : > : for $300-$400/each (figure 2x=$600-$800). > : > : > : > : -Paul > : > : -- > : > : R. Paul McCarty / DARS Coordinator / rpmc@troi.cc.rochester.edu / > x52059 > : > : 317 Lattimore Hall, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627 > : > : Computers don't make errors; what they do, they do on > purpose.-Dale/KOTH > : > : > : > : -- > : > : Subcription/unsubscription/info requests: send e-mail with subject of > : > : "subscribe", "unsubscribe", or "info" to wear-hard-request@haven.org > : > : Wear-Hard Mailing List Archive (searchable): http://wearables.ml.org > : > > : > -- > : > Subcription/unsubscription/info requests: send e-mail with subject of > : > "subscribe", "unsubscribe", or "info" to wear-hard-request@haven.org > : > Wear-Hard Mailing List Archive (searchable): http://wearables.ml.org > : > > : > : -- > : Subcription/unsubscription/info requests: send e-mail with subject of > : "subscribe", "unsubscribe", or "info" to wear-hard-request@haven.org > : Wear-Hard Mailing List Archive (searchable): http://wearables.ml.org > > -- > Subcription/unsubscription/info requests: send e-mail with subject of > "subscribe", "unsubscribe", or "info" to wear-hard-request@haven.org > Wear-Hard Mailing List Archive (searchable): http://wearables.ml.org >
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