ken wrote:
> Similarly, will the modem work in both countries?
You better make sure your Linux distro has drivers for the modem. for
connexant modem there as no free driver (at least for CentOS 5.x)
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John R Pierce wrote:
> On 05/24/11 7:29 AM, Richard Mollel wrote:
>> Wifi is wifi, never heard of a wifi A or B.
>
> actually, there's 802.11 (original, rarely used anymore), 802.11a, .11b.
> .11g. and .11n, and .11n comes in multiple flavors. Most everything
> these days is .11b/g or b/g/n com
On 05/24/2011 07:07 PM, Richard Mollel wrote:
>> And also, the 3g auction went through in India a few months
>> back. I
>> would be very surprised if you had 3g anywhere at the
>> moment
>
> I thought Africa (East to be specific) was supposedly backwards
> technologically, I do get 3G there...and
--- On Tue, 5/24/11, John R Pierce wrote:
> From: John R Pierce
> Subject: Re: [CentOS] OT: wifi, phone, power in India and Malaysia
> To: centos@centos.org
> Date: Tuesday, May 24, 2011, 12:24 PM
> On 05/24/11 7:29 AM, Richard Mollel
> wrote:
> > Wifi is wifi, neve
--- On Tue, 5/24/11, Karanbir Singh wrote:
> From: Karanbir Singh
> Subject: Re: [CentOS] OT: wifi, phone, power in India and Malaysia
> To: "CentOS mailing list"
> Date: Tuesday, May 24, 2011, 10:39 AM
> On 05/24/2011 03:29 PM, Richard
> Mollel wrot
On 05/24/11 7:29 AM, Richard Mollel wrote:
> Wifi is wifi, never heard of a wifi A or B.
actually, there's 802.11 (original, rarely used anymore), 802.11a, .11b.
.11g. and .11n, and .11n comes in multiple flavors. Most everything
these days is .11b/g or b/g/n compatible.
In various countries,
On 05/24/2011 10:38 AM Karanbir Singh wrote:
> On 05/24/2011 03:29 PM, Richard Mollel wrote:
>>> Similarly, will the modem work in both countries?
>> see above...
>
> i dont think thats true. There are plenty of places I've travelled to
> where the modem in my laptop ( this was 2002 - 2004 ) didn
On 05/24/2011 03:29 PM, Richard Mollel wrote:
>> Am I overlooking any considerations?
>
> YES. A big one for foreign travel people is a GSM modem, whereby one would
> use a SIM card from their phone for internet access. I really doubt that part
> of the world would have any dial-up access as you
On 05/24/2011 03:29 PM, Richard Mollel wrote:
>> Similarly, will the modem work in both countries?
> see above...
i dont think thats true. There are plenty of places I've travelled to
where the modem in my laptop ( this was 2002 - 2004 ) didnt work. Eg.
the modem that worked fine in the UK didnt
On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 05:48:16AM -0400, ken wrote:
> A not so technical friend in India is shopping for a laptop. He often
> travels and stays months in Malaysia and so needs to be able to use the
> laptop there as well. He typically connects to the internet via wifi,
> but sometimes must use
--- On Tue, 5/24/11, ken wrote:
> From: ken
> Subject: [CentOS] OT: wifi, phone, power in India and Malaysia
> To: "CentOS Mailing List"
> Date: Tuesday, May 24, 2011, 5:48 AM
> A not so technical friend in India is
> shopping for a laptop. He often
> travels and stays months in Malaysia and s
On 05/24/2011 10:48 AM, ken wrote:
> A not so technical friend in India is shopping for a laptop.
try the iLUG mailing lists, there are some very clued up people there
who would be able to give you better feedback than this list. I
recommend the ilugc ( chennai ) list and the ilugd ( delhi ) lis
On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 05:48:16AM -0400, ken wrote:
Off-topic content trimmed.
While I commend you on the use of the OT tag in the message's Subject I
feel I have to ask... _why_ would you choose to post this here? I
didn't see a single item that was even remotely on-topic for this list.
Can't
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