Alberto, What do you use on the "head" end of the system? Is there an inexpensive "base" station for the WaveLAN products?
Thanks for your time! On Thu, Jan 13, 2000 at 08:50:17AM -0600, Alberto Brealey G. wrote: > > On Wed, Jan 12, 2000 at 09:45:04PM -0600, Aaron Solochek wrote: > > A friend and I want to connect our lan's via wireless ethernet and then > > split a DSL. Our houses are less than 300 ft apart, probably around > > i've been using Lucent's WaveLAN products to setup a 'WISP' for a month now, > and even with many oopses, we're doing fine. right now i'm using a wireless > connection with Lucent stuff to get to a leased line 2 miles away, and we > get around 1.5Mbps. Also, i have done some tests with a laptop, walking > around the street near to the wireless POP, and works fine. The WaveLAN is > supported under Linux, so you should be fine. > > > 280ft, with line of sight. We are looking to do this as cheaply as > > possible. Anyone with any suggestions for methods and/or products > > i don't know how much is cheap, but i think these cards are around $150 > each, and you need a PCMCIA adaptor (or a laptop), and that's another $100 > or so. > > Also, there is a similar line from Cabletron, cheaper, but i don't think > their products work under linux, i don't remember. > > hope that helps you, > > Alberto. > > ps. i don't have nothing to do with Lucent, just use their products. -- Nate Duehr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> GPG Key fingerprint = DCAF 2B9D CC9B 96FA 7A6D AAF4 2D61 77C5 7ECE C1D2 Public Key available upon request, or at wwwkeys.pgp.net and others.
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