Wireless Access Points

Josh Cohen (joshco@Exchange.Microsoft.com)
Mon, 20 Dec 1999 18:20:03 -0800

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So now that we have wireless LANs in our buildings, I've been
thinking about getting an access point at home.
A quick look at the prices discouraged me, most 802.11 APs seem
to be around $1000 dollars and they are mostly only 2Mbs.

Except one.... The Apple airport base station, with modem and ethernet
is only $299. It claims to be 802.11 DS compatible at 11Mbps.

What gives? Any mac users have this ? Since its 802.11DS, I presume
its compatible with my card, but for that price, there must be some
catch. Do I actually need a MAC ?

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Wireless Access Points

So now that we have wireless LANs in our buildings, I've been
thinking about getting an access point at home.
A quick look at the prices discouraged me, most 802.11 APs seem
to be around $1000 dollars and they are mostly only 2Mbs. 

Except one.... The Apple airport base station, with modem and ethernet
is only $299.  It claims to be 802.11 DS compatible at 11Mbps.

What gives?  Any mac users have this ?  Since its 802.11DS, I presume
its compatible with my card, but for that price, there must be some
catch.  Do I actually need a MAC ?

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