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Implementing WiFi in the Real World
John Jorsett writes "Seduced by the siren song of wireless access throughout the home, many a user has experienced the discrepancy between the manufacturer's advertised claims (150 feet indoors, 300 outside) and real-world implementation (the living room and upstairs bedroom may as well be on different continents). In steely-eyed determination to exercise his inalienable right to network access anywhere on his property, MSN author Paul Boutin hired a Wi-Fi engineer to help him bathe his property in 802.11 waves, using only mass-market consumer hardware."
This whole time I've been using my Airport network in the fake, alternate-universe world? Freaky.
Vonal Declosion
I don't have internet either. Thanks, Paul, I just looked up your address. Who's up for some wardriving?
Never argue with an idiot, he'll just lower you to his level and beat you with experience.
Later that month Mr. Boutin's beloved cat, Fluffy, was taken to the vet after sprouting a second tail.
"It's not all that concerning, no more than this third ear I've grown," said Mr. Boutin of his cat's irregularities.
MSN author Paul Boutin decides apple makes the best products
MSN author Paul Boutin hired a Wi-Fi engineer
Even my mom was able to setup her 802.11b card to use my access card. Are Microsoft employees that daft ?
"A door is what a dog is perpetually on the wrong side of" - Ogden Nash
i know this will be beaten to death, but it really is great to be able to cancel your DSL service after a neighbor leaves his wifi unencrypted.
when my phone service was dropped, i threw a d-link access point on the back fence and ran a 50' ethernet cable in through the back window. thanks Laura'sP4! i appreciate your having broadband and a linsys router!
and thanks mr. boutin for not mentioning WEP encryption!
go get it
Why? Because they can't act as a bridge AND an access point at the same time.
There are very few products that do this, and Apple's is one of them.
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to help him bathe his property in 802.11 waves
How many hits per second during a typical slashdotting session again ? Poor Paul Bouttin must have received a good dose of radiation by now.
Paul, the iodine pills are in your left drawer. Good luck buddy !
"A door is what a dog is perpetually on the wrong side of" - Ogden Nash
The author thinks the only way to configure the Airport is with a Mac. I have been configuring my Airport from Linux with the Airport Configurator (http://edge.mcs.drexel.edu/GICL/people/sevy/airpo rt).