(Missed this one originally.  Then lost this in my Unsent folder.)

Many options here.

Panasonic makes a cordless brick-sized "cordless modem phone" deal,
limited to 33.6k baud IIRC;  I have one, can get the part number if you
want.

There also are a number of wireless NICs in PCMCIA, ISA, PCI, and
Parallel Port formats, at varying prices (From 800kbps to lots faster
for more $$$);

IBM "Wireless LAN Entry" lines, either the 8227 or 92G7787, or the
80G0900 or 80G1000; About $40ish per NIC;  see
http://www.networking.ibm.com/wireles/wdprods/jb.htm,
http://www.fivepoints.net/ibmwireless.html,
http://www.networking.ibm.com/wireles/wdprods/jb.htm,
http://www.networking.ibm.com/wirenew/wdprods/ge.htm#lanentry,
http://www1.s390.ibm.com/bookmgr-cgi/bookmgr.cmd/Shelves/E2S0BK01,
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-bin/bookmgr/BOOKS/SG244466/CCONTENTS,
http://www.crisp.demon.co.uk/wireless.html for Linux driver)

AeroComm makes something in this line IIRC.  So do many other companies.

Linux and Wireless LANs:
http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Jean_Tourrilhes/Linux/

Wireless LAN from Laptop to a desktop (or other Laptop) on the LAN,
another machine on the LAN has a modem / DSL / Cable Modem connection to
the Internet;  You run IPRoute, WinGate, a Linux Router, or a Gnat Box
to cross-connect these (Among others!):
http://www.mischler.com/ for IPRoute
http://projects.shn.nu/homenetwork/iproute/index.shtml
http://www.linuxrouter.org/
http://lrp.c0wz.com/
http://www.gnatbox.com/
http://www.wingate.com/

  Mark

Stouchton wrote:
> Hi folks,
>
> Is anyone aware of some sort of a wireless modem for use with a laptop?  My
> wife got a laptop that she likes to use just about anywhere in the house,
> but the phone cord is a pain.  Was thinking of making an RF solution, but
> time is limited.  Is anyone aware of a 2 piece RF solution for this dilemma?
>
> I want to avoid any LAN solutions if possible, for I do not want to leave a
> computer running somewhere else in the house.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Scott Touchton

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