Messages in this thread | | | From | "Anthony Barbachan" <> | Subject | Re: Wireless ethernet? | Date | Sun, 8 Aug 1999 10:20:34 -0400 |
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----- Original Message ----- From: Mike A. Harris <mharris@ican.net> To: Linux Kernel mailing list <linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu> Sent: Sunday, August 08, 1999 6:55 PM Subject: Wireless ethernet?
> I am wondering if it is possible to have a laptop computer with > some form of 10Mbit ethernet connection or faster that is > wireless and free of any form of line of sight connection as > well. > > Example: A person has a home LAN, and a laptop. They would like > to wander around the house with the LAPTOP, and possibly outside, > but not far. However, they'd like the LAPTOP to be connected to > the LAN all the time without wires and without line of sight with > infrared or whatnot. > > Is this possible? If so, does Linux support it? Where can I get > the info? >
Yes it is possible. I remember reading about an 11mbit solution in Reseller News a while back. The iBook supposedly also has a wireless solution though I'm not sure about the speed. Whether either solution is supported under Linux, I do not know.
> Thanks in advance! > TTYL > > > > -- > Mike A. Harris Linux advocate GNU advocate > Computer Consultant Open Source advocate > > Tea, Earl Grey, Hot... > > > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ >
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