[NCLUG] Wireless cards and Linux

[Rob Gorman]

I have been told that the Orinoco has better range and speed than the Apple
Airport.  No personal experience myself.

-rob

on 1/9/01 9:17 AM, Prescott Oelke wrote:

> Hi Matt,
> 
> It ain't exactly cheap but Orinoco (formerly WaveLan) is what I use and I
> have never had a single problem with any of it. They provide linux drivers
> and they are compatible with the 802.11b standard. If you want to get it all
> a little cheaper you can get the Orinoco PCMCIA cards and order up one of
> Apple computer's airport base stations, of course you'll need to find a way
> to set it up (ie. an airport savy Mac, I know of no other way).
> 
> Hope this is of some help,
> 
> Prescott Oelke