Re: Wireless ethernet?

Thomas Davis (tadavis@lbl.gov)
Fri, 13 Aug 1999 11:46:18 -0700

Erik Walthinsen wrote:
>
> WebGear has some hardware that claims 2Mbps, which sounds like the
> original 802.11 spec. Unknown what the prices are, but I've heard they're
> working on Linux drivers. I was working on drivers for their previous
> device (parallel port 900MHz) but have been busy with other things,
> keeping me from getting it working (funky IRQ racing and stuff). I hope
> to get that driver finished one of these days, but I don't think they're
> selling the hardware anymore.
>

I've got a set of these cards; they cost me only $159 for two cards, and
a pcmcia adapter.

Drivers for linux exist; in fact, they are the Raytheon Raylink cards,
OEM'd.

Speed is about 1.6megabits/second, tested using ttcp.

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