RE: Buffalo Wireless

["Des Gibbons" <des@xxxxxxx>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Timothy Morris [mailto:timothy.morris@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 09 January 2001 19:17
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Buffalo Wireless
>
>
> Des, trust me, there is nothing more frustrating than having the cards
> without the antennae! I get pretty good coverage inside my house,
> but I want
> to be able to share my DSL connection with my brother's family next
door.
> The PC cabinet blocks the signal to the extent that it falls back
> to 1Mbit/s
> at about ten feet at certain orientations.

I assume only one card would need an antenna, ie the non-mobile one, and
that would be suitable?



> I've just been to the web-site, and these cards look identical to the
> Lucent/Orinoco cards, also sold under the Enterasys label - the
> base models
> with no encryption. If so, then you can always use on of their
antennae.
> (?44 from www.commstore.com - or email chris@xxxxxxx
> (same company,
> different domain) and tell him I sent you) You can tell if it the
> same card,
> it has a plastic cap on the end of the card which pulls off to expose
the
> antenna connection.
>
> Looks like the price includes 64bit encryption, but I couldn't
> find a CE or
> Linux driver.

Nope, no sign of a CE or Linux driver, but as their downloads section isn't
working, I don't get a lot of enthusiasm for this company :/

>From reading the FAQ, they mention 40-bit encryption (RC4 if that means
anything :)

The external antenna is available, just checked on jungle.com ?64+vat here
are the specs:

Polarization Method Horizontal and Vertical Polarizations; Horizontal
Polarization during transmission
Connector Type Special coaxial connector included, cable is included as
well
Frequency Range 2,412-2,497MHz , 11ch
VSWR 1.5 or less with coaxial cable
Antenna Gain Total gain 4dbi or more, including the cable loss
Transmission Range (Goal) Increase in LOS 200 or more, 400% or more using
both sides
Dimension 100 X 100 X 17 (mm)
Weight 0.3 Kg.


Hmmm, this ios starting to get very expensive :)

ipaq plus pcmcia jacket plus 2 wifi cards plus antenna, hmmm, thats about
?900 including the vat :/

One day, the perfect system will be the right price hehe

DesG