Sounds to me like a good way to go. Dazed_75 wrote: > Thanks for all the information! I am thinking I really like the Buffalo > solution as it does seem to avoid all the wireless driver and setup > issues although it means both power and signal cables for a "wireless" > network. It might be the ideal though for this intended use (and others > too). I should explain: > > Bud Rolley (leader of the EVALUG group) was always bringing old desktops > to meetings for Linux demos which were then extremely slow. Harold > McMullen gave me a Gateway P4 desktop to give to Bud and asked me to > install Ubuntu and a wireless adapter so Bud could bring it to meetings > and not have to string a very long ethernet cable for connectivity. > > Given the issues some people have with wireless under Linux I started to > look into it before buying an adapter. The info I found on the net was > chaotic at best and one article seemed to say adapters varied hugely in > power and antenna gains. Thats why I was hoping to find some good > advice based on recent experience here. I was also worried that a PCI > card with an antenna on the back might be easily broken moving the > machine back and forth to meetings. > > Here is another aspect of the buffalo solution being ideal for this > environment. With the 4 port switch allowing multiple ethernet devices > to share the wireless connection, Bud could let others plug in to it as > well and none of those need be aware they are connecting to a wireless > network if I am reading the Buffalo information correctly. > > Any more opinions or anyone think I am reading it wrong? > > On 8/22/06, *A LeDonne* > wrote: > > On 8/21/06, Dazed_75 > wrote: > > It seems the PCI devices all have the antenna attached to the > rear plate of > > the PCI card which seems a terrible place for an antenna > interference, > > blockage and breakage wise. The USB adapter type which generally > looks like > > a jump drive usually includes a cable so you can place the unit > to improve > > reception/transmission probably have a less effective antenna. > > > > Does anyone have experience using both that could provide insight > which is > > better and why? > > I'll highlight a 3d option: a wired-to-wireless ethernet bridge. > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16833162168 > > That's the Buffalo WLI-TX4-G54HP - I've also seen it on the shelf at a > Best Buy. In some installations it may be your best option for several > reasons: > > 1/ Highly flexible placement. USB max cable run is ~15'. With this > device, your computer is connecting via wired ethernet to the bridge, > for which a max cable run is much longer. > > 2/ No driver headaches. Uses your existing wired nic - no worries > about the state of development of the driver for the chipset of the > revision of the make and model that you purchased. > > 3/ Hook up multiple devices. This one includes an integrated 4-port > switch. > > It's better AND cheaper than the "wireless gaming adapters" I've seen. > Better signal pickup than the Belkin USB adapter I've worked with. > Never used a PCI wireless card. > > The obvious caveat is that this is an AC-powered device, but it should > work well for a desktop or multi-desktop situation. > > -A > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > -- > "The liberties of a people never were, nor ever will be, secure, when > the transactions of their rulers may be concealed from them." > > Patrick Henry quote > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss -- -Eric 'shubes' --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss