From: "Lewis G Rosenthal" Received: from [192.168.100.201] (account lgrosenthal HELO [192.168.100.28]) by 2rosenthals.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.16) with ESMTPSA id 1969646 for os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com; Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:53:13 -0500 Message-ID: <4B12D128.2040909@2rosenthals.com> Date: Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:53:12 -0500 Organization: Rosenthal & Rosenthal, LLC User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (OS/2; U; Warp 4.5; en-US; rv:1.8.1.23) Gecko/20090827 MultiZilla/1.8.3.5g SeaMonkey/1.1.18 (PmW) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: OS/2 Wireless Users Mailing List Subject: Re: [OS2Wireless] Re: USB wireless NICs (external) References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Hey, Bob (and Thomas)... On 11/29/09 02:15 pm, Bob thus wrote : > ** Reply to message from "srtgray" on Sun, > 29 Nov 2009 20:06:34 +0100 (CET) > > >>> So, I was wondering if anyone on the list might just happen to >>> know of some NIC-stick model I'm unaware of, that _has_ been >>> made to work under eCS ? >>> >>> >>>  Jordan >>> >>> >> IIRC there are some "wireless adapters" that plug into the Ethernet port >> on the computer, the box itself doing the translation from wired network >> to WiFi. So long as the onb board LAN is supported by OS/2, then these >> units will function perfectly. I forget the manufacturer, but I am sure >> someone will be along soon to remind me :) >> > > It is called a "game adapter". The one I have is a "Linksys WGA54G Wireless-G > Game Adapter" > > However, Jordan mentioned in his original post: On 11/29/09 12:34 pm, J R FOX thus wrote : > I could have put conventional wireless NIC cards in, choosing > ones that were also supported for eCS, but I didn't. So, my understanding is that the onboard ethernet in the Shuttle XPC he has is not supported under OS/2, thus requiring an additional (supported) ethernet adapter of some type. The ethernet bridges still need a working wired adapter at the machine. Jordan, was I incorrect in my reading of your post? -- Lewis ------------------------------------------------------------- Lewis G Rosenthal, CNA, CLP, CLE Rosenthal & Rosenthal, LLC www.2rosenthals.com Need a managed Wi-Fi hotspot? www.hautspot.com Secure, stable, operating system www.ecomstation.com -------------------------------------------------------------