matt zagrabelny <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > what wireless access points (wap) are linux users using?
I happen to have a D-Link DWL-900AP 802.11b access point. It works fine, except that I forgot the administrative password and now can't reconfigure it at all. > obviously cost, administration ability, reliability are all factors. > > * i would like it to cost less than $120 (US), new or used My impression from looking at ads around here are that cheap access points run about US$60; if you're paying more, it's because you're getting an Ethernet hub, a NAT box, etc. > * i would like to be able to administer it via a the web. (ie web based > configuration via http or snmp) or have some decent linux based > configuration Look for ap-config in unstable, ap-atmel in stable, for SNMP-based access. > * i would like it to be a reliable 802.11b wap and if lucky 802.11g I'd stay away from "802.11g" products (and notice that none of them actually *say* "802.11"). I was at a conference a week ago with Belkin-brand "54g" APs, and my laptop refused to talk to them with its built-in wireless card; other people had similar experiences, though, of note, those with Apple-brand laptops seemed to consistently win. In talking to people I was told that hardware manufacturers, in their rush to be first-to-market, all implemented different things based on an unreleased draft standard of the 802.11g spec, and backwards compatibility frequently suffers. -- David Maze [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://people.debian.org/~dmaze/ "Theoretical politics is interesting. Politicking should be illegal." -- Abra Mitchell -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
