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Inexpensive 11megabit Wireless LAN

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the wireless-equals-good dept.

x mani x writes "Due to recent Apple postings, I noticed something new on their site no one has mentioned yet: 11mbit radio-based NICs and hubs. Of course, something clever like this could only have been developed by Lucent. Oh, they don't cost an arm and a leg either. " I don't see an x86 version, but we need Linux drivers. My 2mbit ZoomAir lan is addictive, but 11mbs will make my mp3s stream in so much quicker :) (Unrelated: This page actually has pics of the new iBook macs too)

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  1. Linux and 802.11 by Kurt+Granroth · · Score: 4
    It appears that there is a Linux project to work with the 802.11 standard. Here is the abstract
    The goal of the Linux WLAN project is to develop a complete, standards based, wireless LAN system using the GNU/Linux operating system. What differentiates this project from the Linux wireless extensions and other Linux wireless projects is that we're basing everything on the recently approved IEEE 802.11 standard.
    http://www.absoval.com/linux-wlan/
  2. Wireless isn't all it's cracked up to be... by SKiLLzzz · · Score: 5

    I work at an ISP and have used these wireless 11MB things before. They work generally well once you get them going. They may say 11MB but once you get three or more connected it goes down to about 3-5MB. Not that that is all that bad but it's not 11. It works like ethernet over token ring. The main unit polls each of the clients about 1500 times per second. If they don't have anything to send then it goes to the next client... If you start playing TF on these radios they go to shit. The UDP packets go way too fast for the polling system and things get laggy. But if you just want to transfer files it'll do the job. It really shouldn't need any drivers so all you should have to do is plug yer nic into it. Good Luck if you buy one.