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> I'm looking to buy Compaq PCs in the near future, in the interest of
> building a wireless LAN. I understand that AirPort can work with
> PCs, though probably only in limited capacity. I read an old thread
> from over a year ago that Lucent had something nice out. Does
> anyone know what's out there now? What would you suggest?
>
> Thanks,
> Bob
Hey Bob....
We've been testing the 3Com AirConnect stuff, which is 802.11b-compliant.
Their basestations and PCMCIA NICs work great in various laptops we've got
(although i'm still waiting on a firmware upgrade so i can turn on
encryption.) i tested and got the basestation working with a Lucent
WaveLAN (now named Orinoco) "Silver" card. Used it in both a Bronze
PowerBook G3 and an old Toshiba laptop.
The 3Com NICs don't have Mac or Linux drivers (FAQ says that a third-party
*might* provide drivers for the former, and that 3Com might consider support
for the latter later.)
i have yet to test the AirPort cards with the AirConnect basestation,
however since the AirPort basestation is just a 486 with a Silver
Lucent WaveLan card in it, i don't think it should be a problem.
--Darryl
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