On Fri, 2004-08-06 at 13:02, roger beever wrote: > On Fri, 2004-08-06 at 12:54, Harry Putnam wrote: > > Mike Burger <mburger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > > > > > All you need is a WAP (I'm using a Linksys unit, myself) and a PCMCIA > > > wireless NIC that is compatible with Linux. I'm using an Orinoco Gold > > > card, but it's an "older" one, before chipsets were changed. Check the > > > hardware compatibility list for recommendations, first, and get one from > > > the list. > > > > A WAP eh? Googling that turns up lots of confusing stuff. Are we > > talking involving a wireless phone here: > > > > Can you spell this out a little more please? > > > I think he means a Wireless Access Point. > just plugs in the a port on the router and has power of course. > Roger Sorry my indecision on the sentence construction made it seem port specific. It should have read Just plugs into a port.... And that filled the reboot time of my driveloader update nicely the laptop is back on the Internet again. (typing this on another machine) A relevant comment because if you don't pick the right wireless card you may need driveloader to enable the use of a windows driver. Roger -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
