Go with 802.11b or g; a is incompatible with those. g is the fastest
available to consumers today at 54MBps while b is 11MBps. Cards that
can do g can do b (I know of none that can't -- anyone?)
As far as the wired end of things, you can either go with a wireless
router or an AP. If the friend already has a router of sorts
(dedicated computer, box router (Linksys, Netgear, etc)), go with an
AP. A friend of mine got a .g router for a great price and already has
an OpenBSD system doing his routing. It took him a few days to get the
wireless router to play as an AP instead of trying to route (or maybe
he made it route to the rest of the lan? I can't remember -- headache
either way). If said friend doesn't have a router or is looking to
replace the current one, a wireless router has a nice easy web config
as expected. The friend of mine went with a .g Netgear WGR614 [1] I
believe...should be easy for anyone to set up with basic networking
skills.
Ross
[1] http://netgear.com/products/prod_details.php?prodID=174&view=hm
On Jun 7, 2004, at 12:58 AM, Vernon Balbert wrote:
I'm about to install a wireless networking setup for a friend. Since this is nothing I've ever attempted before, I have questions about what equipment to use, which standards, etc. I plan on doing research in other places, but if anybody has any tips or can warn me about potential pitfalls, I would appreciate it.
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