Drew Hunt wrote: > Mandrake 8.1 with a LinkSys WPC11 (~$100) and wlan (www.linux-wlan.org) > drivers. No complaints. You'll need an access point for the lab, either a > linux box with wireless set to masq or one from a vendor. I use LinkSys > 4-port wireless Cable/DSL/Wireless aP with integrated firewall (~$200). > Works fine and has an easy web-based interface. > > Drew > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Art Ross > > Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2001 7:29 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Wireless networking > > > > > > Our department teaches a Fundamentals of Linux class. This class has > > grown in popularity to the point where our networked lab stations needs > > to be increased. In order to get the additional network connections we > > would have to go through an enormous amount of paperwork and delays. > > This won't work for the Winter quarter offering. We can bring in > > additional network connections from a switch by dropping the lines from > > the ceiling but this gets messy and difficult to manage. We thought > > that wireless networking for the lab would be neater and we also could > > isolate the lab on a subnet with a gateway behind the access point for > > the wireless. > > Does anyone know how well Linux works with wireless and what products > > will work best with RedHat or maybe Mandrake? If this is a terrible > > idea, let me know. I want to hear the truth. Our department can afford > > the equipment as long as individual items are less than $500. > > Thanks for the input, > > Art Ross > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Redhat-list mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > _________________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > > _______________________________________________ > Redhat-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Thanks for the link to the linux-wlan project. We'll research our position more and hopefully find an economical solution. Best Regards, Art _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
