Re: RE:OT: Wireless NIC to NIC; need WAP?
On Sat, 2002-03-16 at 18:34, Andrew Agno wrote:
> Kent West writes:
> > I've got two Debian (Sid) boxes in different parts of the house. Can I
> > put in a wireless NIC into each one of them, and them talk to each
> > other, or must I have a Wireless Access Point as an intermediary?
>
> You don't need a WAP, just put the cards into Ad-hoc mode. You would
> do this in your /etc/pcmcia/wireless.opts, I believe--the Managed
> option.
>
> > And one more: why can't I find a PCI wireless NIC, instead of a PCI
> > wireless NIC adapter plus a wireless PCMCIA NIC? To me, that seems
> > stupid. (But then, someone mentioned that the Apple wireless Airport
> > basestation does the same thing; puts a wireless PCMCIA nic in an adapter.)
>
> I imagine that's because they expect that most wireless stations will
> be laptops and that anything with a PCI slot free is likely to have an
> ethernet port, which is connected to the local LAN, which is connected
> to the wireless repeater.
>
>
I'm sure this the case, but I can see wireless as the choice for home,
or small offices that don't want to spend the $$ for cat 5 wiring
installation and don't need 100mbs speeds.
Andrew.
>
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