ADSL + Wirefree

[mrn]

Has anyone set-up a wireless network using ADSL, I'm just looking for a few pointers (What Kit did you use).

I have been using a power ring telephone extension but ADSL dosn't seem to like this, and I don't want to start running cables all over the place.

Ideas --
| Mike Nixon
| Unix Admin
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[Guest_imported]

I have ADSL with a wired LAN and a Wireless LAN. I am using a Linksys BEFSR41(?) cable/DSL router and a D-Link AP1000 wireless access point. I have a laptop with a D-link DWL-650 PCMCIA card. Everything works pretty well though I would like better range.

But nowadays you can buy a unit that has router capabilities and wireless access point features built-in (i.e. Linksys BEFW11S4 though lots of companies make such a device). This was not available when I purchased my Linksys (maybe 3 years ago). I bought the D-Link unit because I got it for a good price (less than $200 for the AP and the PCMCIA card including shipping). The AP1000 does not have router features (i.e. NAT, filters, PPPoE, etc.) but since I already had the Linksys I didn't need the extra features. But if I were to start over today I would definitely buy a unit that has the 802.11b built-in.

Check cnet.com and price compare.

 

[Speccie]

I have a setup for two of us to share the adsl connection. I bought a cheap Thinkpad 560x and installed win98se. Plugged my modem into the USB port and my printer into LPT1.
Installed Zone alarm and norton. Used 3 D-Link650 pcmcia card, one for each thinkpad (560x,560z and 770).Loaded the D-Link softeware. These were set to ad-hoc mode as a peer to peer connection. Set the 560e to use ICS, it produces a floppy disk. Checked the net was functional by clicking network neighbourhood, loaded the fd into each of the others in turn, executed the program and they sprang to life. Small adjustments required against Zone alarm to 'allow'the servers. the only documentation I used was the quick start manual for the D-Link cards, which covers various op systems and the help in win98se.

It works great, no speed differnce visible.

Hope this may be of some use to you.
regards Michael

P.S. I have Seti@home running on my server too.