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Multihomed WLANs from Intel

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the war-walking dept.

accessdeniednsp writes: "El Reg gives us some insight on Intel Labs' new software to let your wireless LAN card hop between various networks (802.3, 802.11, and 'fixed Ethernet' they call it). Perfect for us snoopers to walk by college frat houses and hopping on the 'net with our linux ipaq's :)" First company to come out with a "universal connectivity" PCMCIA card wins all the marbles.

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  1. Who does the hardware? by Render_Man · · Score: 0, Troll

    My question is, if they are doing this with software to switch between those protocols, what new and funky harware are we going to need?

    It would be really cool if they could get an 802.11 to talk to bluetooth and others.

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  2. Yahoo News Story Is Better by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I think Yahoo News coverage is better for this story. They go into the technology more.

  3. catching up with the mac by SweetAndSourJesus · · Score: 0, Troll

    "notebook switched seamlessly between two wireless and one wireline Ethernet network without skipping a beat. "

    My iBook does that all day. It's nothing to get excited about.

    You just can't beat the Mac's ability to switch networks on the fly. Since windows can't switch network settings without a reboot, this is more of an OS issue.

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  4. LORD OF THE KNOBS by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    ONE RING TO WANK THEM ALL
    one ring to wank them all

    ONE RING TO CUM THEM
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    ONE RING TO BRING THEM ALL
    one ring to bring them all

    AND IN THE DARKNESS RAPE THEM.
    and in the darkness rape them.

  5. Everyone seems to be doing this! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    MSNBC is running a story about a fraternity house that put fibre throughout the house and also have a wireless lan in the more traditional areas of the house. A really neat project since it didn't cost them very much! Under $4,000! WOW!