From: "Howard Winter" Received: from mxout4.mailhop.org ([63.208.196.168] verified) by 2rosenthals.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.1) with ESMTP id 39686 for os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com; Thu, 06 Apr 2006 11:59:30 -0400 Received: from mxin1.mailhop.org ([63.208.196.175]) by mxout4.mailhop.org with esmtp (Exim 4.51) id 1FRWtK-0009TW-0t for os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com; Thu, 06 Apr 2006 11:59:27 -0400 Received: from pop-knobcone.atl.sa.earthlink.net ([207.69.195.64]) by mxin1.mailhop.org with esmtp (Exim 4.51) id 1FRWtJ-000PfC-NZ for os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com; Thu, 06 Apr 2006 11:59:25 -0400 Received: from user-0cdfih5.cable.mindspring.com ([24.215.202.37] helo=t23w) by pop-knobcone.atl.sa.earthlink.net with smtp (Exim 3.36 #10) id 1FRWt1-00000z-00 for os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com; Thu, 06 Apr 2006 11:59:07 -0400 To: "OS/2 Wireless Users Mailing List" Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2006 16:59:06 +0100 (BST) Reply-To: "Howard Winter" Priority: Normal X-Mailer: PMMail 2.10.2010 for OS/2 Warp 4.05 In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: Re: [OS2Wireless]Re: Card Suggestions Message-Id: X-Mail-Handler: MailHop by DynDNS X-Spam-Score: -2.6 (--) I'll just add my thoughts/experience to the pot: 1. Wireless is never as easy as a wired setup - if you can run the cabl= es neatly and so that nobody trips over them (or if you don't care! :-) then use wires. It's faster, easie= r to configure, more reliable, more secure and unless you get a firm in to install the wiring, cheaper, too!= 2. If you really do want to run OS/2 wireless, the easiest way is with a= n external WiFi gizmo which plugs into the PC's ethernet port, as described by Daniela in the article that Mark= cited. I have a pair of Asus WL-330g units which I carry when I'm travelling, and even though one of my Think= pads has an OS/2-supported internal WiFi card and antennae, I use the Asus because it's so much simpler! I think the WL-330g is available in the 'States for about $65 (I paid ab= out UK=A340 each for mine), but you'll need the other end of the link too, so don't overlook the cost of a WiFi= Router or Access Point. You could use another WL-330g as an Access Point (a switch on the back changes its= function) which is very handy for example at conferences to set up your own "hot spot", but for a permanen= t installation I'd go for a "proper" AP. Cheers, Howard Winter The H2Org http://www.ecomstation.co.uk