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Wireless Network

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OmniPotent

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I'm wondering if I can hook up my laptop using a wirless card to my cable router directly? Or would I have to hook up a wireless card in my laptop and a desktop, then use a proxy to access the internet? And is there a product out there that will work at a very large distance, like 15 miles?
 
You would need an Access Point like this one. I'm been thinking of going wireless, but it's still a little bit pricey at this point.
 
Yes there are products that will make it 15 miles, but the cost goes beyond the wireless devices and can get prohibitive. Having said that, not only is it possible, but it works well. The one I install is the Cisco/Aironet 802.11b bridge and it seems to be the best of the 802.11b crowd. 11 meg, but we are also exploring higher bandwidth options. At 15 miles, you are looking at towers as well as a path analysis done by a engineer,etc... Again, the cost can get high, but compared to most fiber runs, it is still fairly inexpensive. Check the email on my profile if you are interested. We love to travel.
 
Linksys is coming out with some new equipment, which is the lowest price true ethernet (none of that fuddy duddy parallel port home networking stuff) wireless networking equipment. I think Intel and 3Com make some as well, but prepare to drop a grand or so for the wirless access point alone. Anyways, details of the deal are posted at:

http://www.scoreadeal.com

Best price around listed there, plus discounts. Most stores expect to have them by the 27th, so pre-order while the prices are good and discounts are in effect!
 
Actually no, you dont need to spend 1000 bucks on a SOHO wireless AP. The devices I sell, which are commercial/business, translates into high user count, devices are pretty steep, but they offer features that arent available on their less expensive counterparts. The residential market is now becoming flooded with extremely inexpensive AP's from my perspective. The link that Paldo gave is an AP going for around 350 or so. Like it or not, PC users who want or need wireless for the home owe a bit of thanks to Apple. Their 802.11b Airport forced affordable residential wireless solutions. The airport was and is priced very affordable.

Edit. O.K. I misunderstood your post I think. If I read this correctly, you mean that the 3COM and Intel AP's are expensive but smaller companies offer cheaper devices. Understood.
 
-paldo,

So all I have to do is buy this Access Point, or do I need something like a wireless network card for my laptop also?
 
Check this out. This looks like a bargain if you use $30 coupons along with it. And you'll need a wireless cards which will probably run around $100-$150.
 
That Linksys looks mighty good for that price. I didnt see NAT in the feature set, which is curious, but other than that, not bad.
 
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