Alvin Oga <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > i've just gotten the distro to recognize the Netgear WG311 pci > 802.11g card ( have a linksys card too but havent tested it yet ) > > - note that its "g" 54Mbps ... vs the slower 802.11[a/b]
Nitpicking, 802.11a is also advertised as 54mbps, but runs on a different frequency than 802.11b/g. So on a mixed b/g network, you can wind up with the g clients slowing down to b rates to accomodate the slower hosts; since 802.11a runs on a separate frequency, it always runs at full speed. I also know there are some interoperability problems with 802.11g (I had trouble earlier this summer trying to use a Dell-brand 802.11b card vs. some big-name 802.11g APs), but those might be cleaned up with newer hardware. The downside of 802.11a under Linux is that > - i got it working with the athros drivers from madwifi > http://www.sourceforge.net/madwifi there's only one manufacturer of 802.11a chipsets (Atheros), and one driver for it, which works well enough for most purposes but isn't DFSG-free. > - now the trick is to setup another box just like it > and the two machines should be able to talk to each other > over 802.11g ... I don't know whether things besides 802.11b support "ad-hoc" networking. But access points are comparatively cheap these days, and they pretty much all advertise 802.11g support. > - not that WEP is NOT secure ... ( its been cracked ) Google-search for "end to end argument"; this doesn't concern me terribly (though my housemates think I shouldn't have a completely open 802.11b AP). > and the other fun stuff... i just bought my first dvd .. w/out having > a player or system setup ... > - played w/ ogle, xine, mplayer, few others.. > > - after a few hours of fiddling ( installing various packages ) > > - "dvd player" is now working .. so now i need a new set of > real speakers and real audio amps Which software package did you wind up using? -- 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]
