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Date:  Mon, 26 Dec 2005 19:31:15 -0600
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From:  Sam Lewis <os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com>
To:  os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com
Subject: [OS2Wireless] newbie questions

mepe@northpole-net.net wrote:

>Can someone direct me to some instruction on how to get started?
>
>I've been using OS/2 since v2.0 and am now at ECS v1.2, but I've never attempted wireless networking.
>  
>

It's fairly simple.  What Wireless NIC do you have?

>I'm interested both in wifi and cellular connection and have PCI, PCMCIA and USB slots/ports available (though I have neither PCMCIA nor USB drivers loaded).
>  
>

Don't know anything about cellular.  I would recommend running out of 
the room screaming if someone suggests it though.

I take it that you have a desktop system here?  The one wireless desktop 
I have is using the Netgear MA-311 (I think) PCI Card with the IBM Prism 
driver (available on ecomstation.com) which includes the WifiState 
program for up to 4 profiles.  If this is a desktop and you are only 
connecting to one AP you don't really need to use WifiState.

>What hardware is known to work well with ECS; what drivers are needed?
>
>Is anyone using cellular for direct access to the internet?  I've been using my old Qualcomm cellphone as a modem since 1997 but would really like to move up to something faster (14,400 baud is OK for email only, I guess, until my sister just HAS to share that 20Meg photo album while I'm on the road).
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>

Well now it sounds like your talking about a Laptop.  If so and you have 
an integrated Wifi adapter GenMac 1.0 was recently released and is 
working great with my integrated Broadcom B/G in my Dell Latitude D600.  
If you don't have an integrated card then the IBM High Rate 128 PCMCIA 
card works great and the IBM driver is available on ecomstation.com.  
You can also use an Orinco Gold card with this driver.

Sam

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