Re: [chat] Sydney Wireless Network

["Marcel Kunath" <kunathma@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yeah I fear the more companies focus on producing these eliminate the chance
of adding an antenna so choice may actually be limited. I guess one would have
to ask people who have done this. And yes the idea of trying to add a wire to
a expensive little card does make my heart beat faster and slightly nervous.

I still believe finding people who are interested and seeking to plan out
something is no waste of time even if in the end nothing is achieved. I
wouldn't want to throw a few hundred bucks at it if there was no certain
result.

mk

> > > > I would probably go for something
like this: > > > > http://store.yahoo.com/shopnetlux/dlindwwirlan.html
> >
> > PCIMCA card plus PCI adapter. It comes at around 210 Oz dollars plus shippin

g
> > from overseas. Last time I shipped 8 lbs package from Michigan to Sydney for

 40
> > US dollars with harddrives in it (insured USPS, 7 days).
>
> Looks good. Does linux support it? Can you attach an external aerial to it?
> I was under the impression that the whole external aerial thing would be
> kinda tricky on a pcmcia card. I'm no electrical engineer though.
>
> Perhaps the USB one would be a better bet?
>
> http://store.yahoo.com/shopnetlux/netusbwirad.html
>
> We had great luck getting usb stuff happening with linux at work. We just
> plugged a usb network card in and it worked straight out of the box.
>
> >