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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
>
>
>
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