Re: [cobalt-developers] Qube 2700WG or Qube2 as Wireless Accesspoint

[jale@xxxxxxxxxx]

When you get into this arena you are relying on compatibility, drivers,
etc. Go the EASY route, add the box (an access point). Just plug it into
the ethernet port and forget about it. I can't see the need for adding
un-reliability, possible incompatibility, and a host of other issues to
solve something so simple as wireless LAN (I do this for a living).

Danny

At 11:00 AM 10/1/00 +1100, you wrote:
>Hi guys,
>
>This might be a little out there, but I think it would be real cool to use a
>Qube 2700WG or Qube2 as an 802.11b Wireless Accesspoint.  A real accesspoint
>might be easier, but it is another box ... besides the Qube 2700WG and Qube2
>have a PCI slot which is often unused.
>
>On the surface all it would take is a Lucent ORINOCO PCI Adapter, a Lucent
>ORINOCO 11 Mbps PC Card (Silver) and appropriate driver software.  After
>that the wireless interface could be used just as another ethernet interface
>so adding routing and supporting DHCP clients shouldn't be that hard.
>
>Has anyone ventured into this area?
>
>Would it be a lot harder than it sounds.
>
>I presume getting a MIPS version of the required driver would be the hardest
>bit.
>
>Cheers,  Malcolm
>
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