Gerhard wrote regarding 'Re: [OT] Wireless internet options' on Thu, Mar 30 at 17:04:
> Danny Sauer wrote:
> 
> > Just put a decent wireless card in the Linux box and run in "ad-hoc"
> > mode.  Save the cost of the access point, and gain better control over
> > the way traffic goes over the wireless access point.  
> 
> Pretty cool. Do you get a similar range card-to-card as you would get with
> AP-to-card?

It's comparable, but as with anything radio, the environemnt has a big
effect. :)  The card I'm using on the gateway machine is an Orinoco
(Lucent-based) PCMCIA card in a PCI-PCMCIA adaptor, and it uses an
external antenna.  I'm pretty confident that the external antenna
makes a world of difference...  If nothing else, it allows me to place
the machine in the basement, so my wife can have a clean,
computer-free living area. ;)

--Danny
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