Re: 802.11b cards

2003-08-19 Thread Ottavio Campana
On Sun, Aug 17, 2003 at 12:01:50PM -0700, Blars Blarson wrote: > I'd also like one for my firewall/router running Debian Woody, that > has usb and pci. I could of course add another ethernet card and use > a ethernet connected one. (Tunelling IP over ssh or using another > encryption scheme for s

Re: 802.11b cards

2003-08-18 Thread Ottavio Campana
On Sun, Aug 17, 2003 at 12:01:50PM -0700, Blars Blarson wrote: > I'd also like one for my firewall/router running Debian Woody, that > has usb and pci. I could of course add another ethernet card and use > a ethernet connected one. (Tunelling IP over ssh or using another > encryption scheme for s

Re: Prism chipset Re: 802.11b cards

2003-08-17 Thread Mike Beattie
On Mon, Aug 18, 2003 at 10:19:34AM +1200, CF wrote: > Intersil - makers of the prism chipsets > http://www.intersil.com/design/prism/ss/p2smtrx.asp Very worthwhile: (to at least 1.4.9... WFM, YMMV... etc) http://www.netgate.com/support/prism_firmware/ Info on how to do it: http://hostap.epitest

Re: 802.11b cards

2003-08-17 Thread Mike Beattie
On Mon, Aug 18, 2003 at 08:30:49AM +1200, criggie wrote: > As for security, I have mine locked down to the mac addresses of my two > wireless cards, and I intend to modify my iptables rulesets to be more You do realise, of course, that a simple amount of sniffing to ascertain the MAC addresses inv

Prism chipset Re: 802.11b cards

2003-08-17 Thread CF
On Mon, 2003-08-18 at 08:30, criggie wrote: > Blars - I've got the exact same setup here. I bought an Intersil > Prism-based chipset (a DLink DWL-500 card which is a DWL-650 PCMCIA card > in a PCI adapter) and on the linux box I use the hostAP module. This > provides all of the functionality of a

Re: 802.11b cards

2003-08-17 Thread Yves Rutschle
On Mon, Aug 18, 2003 at 08:30:49AM +1200, criggie wrote: > > I'm considering getting a wireless card for my laptop (Dell Inspiron > > 8200) running Debian unstable. Cardbus/pcmcia would be best, but it > > also has usb, firewire, and an availabe mini-pci slot. What currently > > available reasona

Re: 802.11b cards

2003-08-17 Thread Martin List-Petersen
On Sun, 2003-08-17 at 21:01, Blars Blarson wrote: > I'm considering getting a wireless card for my laptop (Dell Inspiron > 8200) running Debian unstable. Cardbus/pcmcia would be best, but it > also has usb, firewire, and an availabe mini-pci slot. What currently > available reasonably priced card

Re: Prism chipset Re: 802.11b cards

2003-08-17 Thread Mike Beattie
On Mon, Aug 18, 2003 at 10:19:34AM +1200, CF wrote: > Intersil - makers of the prism chipsets > http://www.intersil.com/design/prism/ss/p2smtrx.asp Very worthwhile: (to at least 1.4.9... WFM, YMMV... etc) http://www.netgate.com/support/prism_firmware/ Info on how to do it: http://hostap.epitest

Re: 802.11b cards

2003-08-17 Thread Mike Beattie
On Mon, Aug 18, 2003 at 08:30:49AM +1200, criggie wrote: > As for security, I have mine locked down to the mac addresses of my two > wireless cards, and I intend to modify my iptables rulesets to be more You do realise, of course, that a simple amount of sniffing to ascertain the MAC addresses inv

Prism chipset Re: 802.11b cards

2003-08-17 Thread CF
On Mon, 2003-08-18 at 08:30, criggie wrote: > Blars - I've got the exact same setup here. I bought an Intersil > Prism-based chipset (a DLink DWL-500 card which is a DWL-650 PCMCIA card > in a PCI adapter) and on the linux box I use the hostAP module. This > provides all of the functionality of a

Re: 802.11b cards

2003-08-17 Thread criggie
On Sun, 17 Aug 2003 12:01:50 -0700 "Blars Blarson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm considering getting a wireless card for my laptop (Dell Inspiron > 8200) running Debian unstable. Cardbus/pcmcia would be best, but it > also has usb, firewire, and an availabe mini-pci slot. What currently > ava

Re: 802.11b cards

2003-08-17 Thread Yves Rutschle
On Mon, Aug 18, 2003 at 08:30:49AM +1200, criggie wrote: > > I'm considering getting a wireless card for my laptop (Dell Inspiron > > 8200) running Debian unstable. Cardbus/pcmcia would be best, but it > > also has usb, firewire, and an availabe mini-pci slot. What currently > > available reasona

Re: 802.11b cards

2003-08-17 Thread Joe Emenaker
Blars Blarson wrote: I'm considering getting a wireless card for my laptop (Dell Inspiron 8200) running Debian unstable. Cardbus/pcmcia would be best, but it also has usb, firewire, and an availabe mini-pci slot. What currently available reasonably priced cards work with linux? I really lik

Re: 802.11b cards

2003-08-17 Thread Martin List-Petersen
On Sun, 2003-08-17 at 21:01, Blars Blarson wrote: > I'm considering getting a wireless card for my laptop (Dell Inspiron > 8200) running Debian unstable. Cardbus/pcmcia would be best, but it > also has usb, firewire, and an availabe mini-pci slot. What currently > available reasonably priced card

802.11b cards

2003-08-17 Thread Blars Blarson
I'm considering getting a wireless card for my laptop (Dell Inspiron 8200) running Debian unstable. Cardbus/pcmcia would be best, but it also has usb, firewire, and an availabe mini-pci slot. What currently available reasonably priced cards work with linux? I'd also like one for my firewall/rout

Re: 802.11b cards

2003-08-17 Thread criggie
On Sun, 17 Aug 2003 12:01:50 -0700 "Blars Blarson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm considering getting a wireless card for my laptop (Dell Inspiron > 8200) running Debian unstable. Cardbus/pcmcia would be best, but it > also has usb, firewire, and an availabe mini-pci slot. What currently > ava

Re: 802.11b cards

2003-08-17 Thread Joe Emenaker
Blars Blarson wrote: I'm considering getting a wireless card for my laptop (Dell Inspiron 8200) running Debian unstable. Cardbus/pcmcia would be best, but it also has usb, firewire, and an availabe mini-pci slot. What currently available reasonably priced cards work with linux? I really like

802.11b cards

2003-08-17 Thread Blars Blarson
I'm considering getting a wireless card for my laptop (Dell Inspiron 8200) running Debian unstable. Cardbus/pcmcia would be best, but it also has usb, firewire, and an availabe mini-pci slot. What currently available reasonably priced cards work with linux? I'd also like one for my firewall/rout