From: Darrin Chandler <dwchandler@stilyagin.com>
> On Tue, Jan 29, 2008 at 11:52:39AM -0700, Michael Havens wrote:
> > I think I was mistaken. I do need a wireless router to feed the laptops...
not 
> > just the wireless pci card.... or am I mistaken yet again? And if I buy a

> > wifi router doesn't it come with a firewall? or what's up with that?
> Most wifi cards can act as an access point :)

Not all of them can, though.  It's not possible to put the ipw2200 in
my T42p into master mode, while it is possible to put it into ad-hoc
mode.  Check your card's capabilities out with iwconfig.


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