From: Benjamin Koh (benkoh_at_stanford.edu)
Date: Tue Dec 04 2001 - 23:00:59 EST
Actually you want 802.11b, not 802.11, which is an older standard. New
gear is all 802.11b, but if one goes bargain hunting for used gear some
802.11 stuff might turn up. Avoid it!
Benjamin
Steve Hultquist wrote:
>
> Sorry. That was a typo. 802.11.
>
> (I'm certain that someone would want to correct me if I didn't correct
> myself!)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve Hultquist
> Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2001 4:42 PM
> To: Tony Gray; David Ross
> Cc: Thinkpad mailing list
> Subject: RE: Networking re-visited
>
> For wireless, you'd need 801.11 cards in both machines.
>
> If you have an Ethernet card in the Thinkpad, just buy a PCI Ethernet card
> for the PC. Then, you have two choices:
>
> 1) Use a hub so you can network them together and also, optionally, network
> other things including your new DSL modem... :-)
> 2) Use a simple crossover cable to connect them "back-to-back".
>
> Either will work.
>
> ssh
>
> PS For mobility, there's nothing like wireless around the house! The only
> downside is that I can use the Thinkpad anywhere, and my wife and kids aren't
> so sure they like that!
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