Re: Wireless Compatibility

["Mark McCall" <mark@xxxxxxx>]

How much is this stuff in UK?

Thanks

M.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Ian B" <I.Bird@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, January 29, 2001 3:45 PM
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Wireless Compatibility


> My RG1000 was delivered on Saturday morning. Here are some of my
> experiences.
>
> 1) RTFM!! For Windows 2000 (my laptop) there is a bug in the install
program
> causing it to appear OK but install the wrong driver files. There is
an
> included leaflet but a sticky on the CD would have saved me a lot of
> trouble.
> 2) Range is poor with the RG in my house (ground floor) and wondering
round
> outside. In the house it is great, upstairs or down. I have a
reasonably
> sized 3 bed semi.
> 3) There is a distinct lack of information for the more advanced
services.
> e.g. DHCP, NAT and wired networks. I use all of these and was pretty
much
> left to figure it out myself. It took me a long time to find the
> connect/disconnect menu choice as well. This is because I had not
started
> the client program where it is at the time.
> 4) Connecting to different service providers means sending new
settings to
> the gateway. A drop down list of connections would be a big
improvement
> here.
> 5) The manual is a little too small in size to read comfortably and is
not
> in depth enough after the first glance through.
>
> Having said all that though it is brilliant to use. I have it on my
laptop
> when I am at home and intend to start on the ePod install ASAP. Not
enough
> time in the day as usual.
>
> Ian
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Benfield [mailto:john.benfield@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 29 January 2001 14:07
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Wireless Compatibility
>
>
>
> >I have seen the "WiFi" logo on quite a few new product
reviews (Dan gave
me
> >this useful site http://www.practicallynetworked.com)
and from what
others
> >have told me this seems to be certification that they are
interoperable?
>
> Mark,
>
> Don't know whether to thank you or not for that link. Interesting site
with
> lots of good info. However, some of the users comments on setting up
the
> Orinoco AP kit sound like the stuff of nightmares. I know that someone
on
> this list uses Orinoco, what was it like to setup?
>
> Regards
> John Benfield
>
>
>
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