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Name: Michael Rasmussen aka mikeraz [[BR]] Email: mikeraz@spamhere.patch.com (apply your editing imagination for the truth)[[BR]] Homepage: [http://www.patch.com Web home] or [http://www.patch.com/wireless wireless homepage] [[BR]] The project plan is listed below. I went with the RangeLanDsComments cards that MichaelCodanti. Have 2 cards, 2 pigtails, now I need a PCI adapter to plug one into a desktop to bring the AP up.[[BR]] 1st project is to find PCI based cards at a price that won't make me wince. $150 was a bit steep. [[BR]] 2nd project is to adapt telescope pointing technology to have a directional antenna in my attic scan for connections.[[BR]] 3rd project is to have antenna maintain a link with the best signal found. [[BR]] 4th project is to help others do the same. |
Name: Michael Rasmussen aka mikeraz <<BR>> Email: mikeraz@spamhere.patch.com (apply your editing imagination for the truth)<<BR>> Homepage: [[http://www.patch.com|Web home]] or [[http://www.patch.com/wireless|wireless homepage]] <<BR>> |
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| I'm new around here. I have no wireless equipment yet - so lend your opinions! My home systems are mostly Linux based. The goal is to get a wireless connection to some other part of the Portland net. |
The current project plan: 1. Make more antennas - I currently have a shortbread tin cantenna 1. test same 1. improve home node antenna 1. document document document 1. help others do the same. Reverse History of my Wireless Adventure: Built a shortbread tin cantenna now to test. Thoughts on antenna design at CantennaMusings I originally purchased RangeLanDsComments cards from MichaelCodanti. Got 2 cards, 2 pigtails, and needed a PCI adapter to plug one into a desktop to bring the AP up.<<BR>> That proved problematic. So I bought a DlinkDwl520 card. Which requires a PCI 2.2 slot, available on very new hardware currently (June 2002) so I went back to Frys . . . the return experience was more pleasant than I expected. Gritted my teeth to pay $100 for a Linksys WMP11. At the register the clerk said "That's $79.99" Turns out they have some sort of unadvertised special or price match going on. And the card currently (early June 2002) has a $5 rebate. So the cost dropped to $75. Much nicer!<<BR>> This card is easy to configure and use with the HostApMode software from [[http://hostap.epitest.fi/|epitest.fi ]] Bonus that the Linux Wireless tools work with it. I've now used the same code to drive my (employer's) notebook with the Proxim RangeLan - on which I'm doing this page edit from the couch in my living room. It's up! I'm new around here. I have no wireless equipment yet - so lend your opinions! My home systems are Linux based. The goal is to get a wireless connection to some other part of the Portland net. |
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Name: Michael Rasmussen aka mikeraz
Email: mikeraz@spamhere.patch.com (apply your editing imagination for the truth)
Homepage: Web home or wireless homepage
The current project plan:
- Make more antennas - I currently have a shortbread tin cantenna
- test same
- improve home node antenna
- document document document
- help others do the same.
Reverse History of my Wireless Adventure:
Built a shortbread tin cantenna now to test.
Thoughts on antenna design at CantennaMusings
I originally purchased RangeLanDsComments cards from MichaelCodanti. Got 2 cards, 2 pigtails, and needed a PCI adapter to plug one into a desktop to bring the AP up.
That proved problematic. So I bought a DlinkDwl520 card. Which requires a PCI 2.2 slot, available on very new hardware currently (June 2002) so I went back to Frys . . . the return experience was more pleasant than I expected. Gritted my teeth to pay $100 for a Linksys WMP11. At the register the clerk said "That's $79.99" Turns out they have some sort of unadvertised special or price match going on. And the card currently (early June 2002) has a $5 rebate. So the cost dropped to $75. Much nicer!
This card is easy to configure and use with the HostApMode software from epitest.fi Bonus that the Linux Wireless tools work with it. I've now used the same code to drive my (employer's) notebook with the Proxim RangeLan - on which I'm doing this page edit from the couch in my living room. It's up!
I'm new around here. I have no wireless equipment yet - so lend your opinions! My home systems are Linux based. The goal is to get a wireless connection to some other part of the Portland net.
The list of all the pages I've contributed to: