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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jesse [mailto:jesse@fsck.com]
> Sent: Monday, December 20, 1999 6:32 PM
> To: Josh Cohen (Exchange)
> Cc: 'fork@xent.com'
> Subject: Re: Wireless Access Points
>
>
> While I don't know anyone who's deployed one, they're rumored
> to work with lucent wavelan and compatible cards. It's
> supposed to have
Sounds good. So, do you think if one just "plugs it in" it will be
set to bridge to the ether port ?
> a shorter range than the "real" base stations..And I've heard through
> the grapevine that Lucent's new access point is supposed to
> be cheaper.
> (~$400...)
>
That sounds even better... any idea when they will be available. ?
> jesse
> On Mon, Dec 20, 1999 at 06:20:03PM -0800, Josh Cohen (Exchange) wrote:
> > 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 ?
>
> --
> jesse reed vincent -- jrvincent@wesleyan.edu -- jesse@fsck.com
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> "If IBM _wanted_ to make clones, we could make them cheaper
> and faster than
> anyone else!" - An IBM Rep. visiting Vassar College's Comp
> Sci Department.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jesse [mailto:jesse@fsck.com]
> Sent: Monday, December 20, 1999 6:32 PM
> To: Josh Cohen (Exchange)
> Cc: 'fork@xent.com'
> Subject: Re: Wireless Access Points
>
>
> While I don't know anyone who's deployed one, they're rumored
> to work with lucent wavelan and compatible cards. It's
> supposed to have
Sounds good. So, do you think if one just "plugs it in" it will be
set to bridge to the ether port ?
> a shorter range than the "real" base stations..And I've heard through
> the grapevine that Lucent's new access point is supposed to
> be cheaper.
> (~$400...)
>
That sounds even better... any idea when they will be available. ?
> jesse
> On Mon, Dec 20, 1999 at 06:20:03PM -0800, Josh Cohen (Exchange) wrote:
> > 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 ?
>
> --
> jesse reed vincent -- jrvincent@wesleyan.edu -- jesse@fsck.com
> pgp keyprint: 50 41 9C 03 D0 BC BC C8 2C B9 77 26 6F E1 EB 91
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> "If IBM _wanted_ to make clones, we could make them cheaper
> and faster than
> anyone else!" - An IBM Rep. visiting Vassar College's Comp
> Sci Department.
>