Re: Newbie Confusion About Components for Wireless Networking
From: Alan Rosenfeld (alrosenfeld_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 05/06/04
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Date: 6 May 2004 11:49:34 -0700
Fred,
Thanks for the information on wireless cards.
I don't think Suse/Linux is recognizing my Intel AnyPoint Phoneline
adapter. I opened YaST and couldn't find the adapter listed anywhere.
FWIW, the Phoneline adapter (Software Version 2.20.00) connects to the
parallel port (\dev\lp0) on my Quantex, which it shares with my local
printer. The printer does operate when running Suse, and the
Phoneline adapter does function when running under Win95.
I do appreciate any advice that could make this adapter work under
Suse 9.0. In any event, I will eventually upgrade to wireless,
primarily because the Phoneline adapter will apparently not operate
under Windows XP (which I plan to install on my Dell).
Thanks again.
Alan
Fred Emmott <pcfreak65@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<26cpm1-rp2.ln1@fred.lan>...
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> Alan Rosenfeld wrote:
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> > Sorry if this question (or questions) are in an FAQ somewhere that I
> > haven't discovered.
> >
> > I currently have two PCs (a Dell running under Windows ME and a
> > Quantex running Win95) networked using Intel Anypoint Phoneline
> > adapters, which have worked reasonably well. In my little network, the
> > Dell is the server, and is connected to the Internet via a Toshiba
> > PCX100 cable modem.
> >
> > I've upgraded the Quantex to Linux (Suse 9.0), and plan to upgrade the
> > Dell to both WinXP and Linux, which will presumably render my current
> > network hardware useless. So, I'm considering going wireless, but I'm
> > getting confused about what I'll need to make this work for me.
> > Presumably, I'll need a wireless router to connect betwixt the Dell
> > and my cable modem. But I'm unclear what additional component(s) will
> > be required to network the Quantex, and I'm confused by the variety of
> > devices and how they're used.
> >
> > Could someone explain to me (excuse my profound ignorance) the
> > differences and advantages/disadvantages of Wireless Network Adapters,
> > Wireless Ethernet Bridges, Wireless Access Points, and point me toward
> > the optimal devices that I will need for both PCs?
> >
> > FWIW, the Quantex does have an Ethernet connection to an Intel
> > Phoneline adapter.
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> >
> >
> >
> > Alan
>
> Home phone network adapters work with linux.
>
> As far as wireless cards - generally well supported - for USB/pcmcia cards,
> you can use windows drivers for the cards via http://ndiswrapper.sf.net,
> and for USB cards, there are native linux drivers for many cards at
> http://at76c503a.berlios.de
>
> Fred Emmott
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