[mdlug] Wireless card recommendation -update- WiMax

[gib at juno.com]

Try WiMax.  Base units cost $900 and a subscriber (client) unit about $300 but the distance it covers is much greater.  I saw a base and subscriber unit sell on eBay last night for $201. 

-- merc <escalated at gmail.com> wrote:
You may want to try looking into a parabolic reflector for the AP
http://www.freeantennas.com/projects/template/ -- there are more sites
which get more involved, but that popped up first in my search.

You could also buy a cheap router (i heard buffalo brands were the
cheapest for this) and install ddwrt on it(just flash the firmware on
the router, and its running linux with a nice web interface etc) --
ddwrt will let it act as a wireless repeater.

That's all I have for now, hope it helps.

-Merrick

On 10/9/07, Michael ORourke <mrorourke at earthlink.net> wrote:
> I picked up a D-Link WDA-2320 card from a local store and installed it.
> Seems to be working well.  It uses the Madwifi drivers.  The only problem I
> ran into thus far is where I want to install the PC, I'm not getting a
> signal.  So I temporarily moved the PC closer to the Access Point and
> configured it on the network.  The office I'm trying to get a signal to is
> about 200' from the AP, but there are several walls in between it and the
> PC.  Since that part of the building doesn't have any network cabling, I
> don't have a lot of options.  I might try to move the AP so it's closer, but
> that is not a trivial task.
>
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> From: "Michael ORourke" <mrorourke at earthlink.net>
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>
> > It looks like there are a lot of cheap "generic" wireless cards on eBay.
> > Any suggestions on what to look for and what NOT to waste time on.  I'd
> > rather pay a few extra dollars for a card that will work right
> > out-of-the-box, rather than having to compile a special module or drivers.
> > I'm looking for something that is PCI based and is "g" compatible.  This
> > is
> > for a desktop PC running the latest ubuntu linux and kernel
> > 2.6.20-16-generic.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Mike
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