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Wireless gear question(s)

  • 25-09-2002 10:55pm
    #1
    rymus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,819 ✭✭✭


    I spotted some cheap wireless gear on www.buy.com and I'm thinkin of investing in a Linksys access point and a few cards.

    http://www.linksys.com/products/product.asp?grid=22&prid=415
    thats the access point.. either that one or the basic one anyway.

    Seeing as I'm completely new to access points (and not that sharp with any 802.11b hardware really) I was wondering how easy it is to use the above AP with an outdoor antenna.. Is it simply a case of removing one of those retro looking rubber aerials and connecting the coax from the outdoor antenna? I presume its just a BNC connector yeah?

    Another thing too, where the hell can I get cheap (or reasonably priced) pigtails to use with the pcmcia cards I will eventually end up posessing :D One type of pigtail for all cards or do I have to go to the bother of buying all orinoco or all linksys cards to match my linksys or orinoco pigtails?

    Hmmm, havent felt like a newbie for a while, specially where networking is concerned...

    Thanks for the help I know you'll be able to provide :)


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  • #2
    Rew
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 8,679 Mod ✭✭✭✭Rew


    Originally posted by rymus
    I spotted some cheap wireless gear on www.buy.com and I'm thinkin of investing in a Linksys access point and a few cards.

    http://www.linksys.com/products/product.asp?grid=22&prid=415
    thats the access point.. either that one or the basic one anyway.

    Seeing as I'm completely new to access points (and not that sharp with any 802.11b hardware really) I was wondering how easy it is to use the above AP with an outdoor antenna.. Is it simply a case of removing one of those retro looking rubber aerials and connecting the coax from the outdoor antenna? I presume its just a BNC connector yeah?

    I think they screw off but i havent seen one (just the box). They should be the standard screw on coax conections (not the same ones u get on net cards). The PCI cards should be the same as well, they have the same rubber antena as the AP.

    Another thing too, where the hell can I get cheap (or reasonably priced) pigtails to use with the pcmcia cards I will eventually end up posessing :D One type of pigtail for all cards or do I have to go to the bother of buying all orinoco or all linksys cards to match my linksys or orinoco pigtails?

    The linksys cards dont have a pigtail conection :( (i have 2 here using one atm) but linksys cards can become AP's under linux (and work fine as client cards) You could save your self money and set up linux AP uing a linkys PCI card :) (priced em at around €170 and €180 for the PCMCIA)

    Orinico/Lucent/Buffalo cards have standard pigtail conectors, have a few of the cards and had a loan of a directional and omni antena, worked great.


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