Here are a few links that might help out some...:
http://www.ff.iij4u.or.jp/~ngc/eng/newtwave.htm
http://edge.mcs.drexel.edu/GICL/people/sevy/airport/
http://www.msrl.com/airport-gold/
http://www.stanford.edu/group/networking/lnaguide/docs/airportconfig.html
I use a Airport base, and Bronze Card, I also seen a Lucent Access point
on eBay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2032734957
Hope this helps?......Jeff
On Thursday, June 20, 2002, at 12:36 PM, <tfbiii_at_nbscomputers.net> wrote:
>
> It's mainly personal preference. I have an old house and don't feel like
> ripping things up to run cable. It probably cost more for me to get a
> Linksys WAP and a high-gain aftermarket antenna for it, but I can surf
> from any room in my house and I have the signal strength to punch
> through plaster and stone walls.
>
> Fred
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Larrie Easterly [mailto:larrie_at_larrie.com]=20
> Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2002 12:27 PM
> To: newtontalk_at_newtontalk.net
> Subject: Re: [NTLK] IEEE 802.11b
>
>
> Seems like everyone else has told you how easy it is to setup a a mixed
> wireless network but the the other question is, Is it worth the cost? I
> am
> in a similar situation with the fully house already wired for 10/100
> Ethernet. To add wireless on top of it made no sense cost wise. Would
> need
> to add a base station and cards to three laptops. I have a 50ft Ethernet
> cable so I can sit out on the back deck and surf when I want to. Yes the
> cord is a hassle at times but it is a lot cheaper than a base station
> and
> card.
>
> Larrie Easterly
>
>
> =20
>> Hi all,
>> I'm about to buy a notebook (non-Apple :-( for my daughter and the one
> I've
>> found so far had the 802.11b option. What exactly does this mean an
> what is
>> required to get this notebook connected wirelessly to my
>> AppleTalk/TCP/IP/Dave-running home network? Could I install an Airport
> or
>> wireless LAN access point for the notebook and use this with the
> Newton as
>> well? Has anyone done this and is it worth the effort? I already got
>> ethernet wires in nearly each room of our house.
>> --
>> With best regards / Viele Gruesse
>> =20
>> Marco Mailand
>
>
> --=20
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