Re: WIFI-USB

On 7/15/05 8:10 AM, in article 3jq202Fr5iusU1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Richard
Henry" <rphenry@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

> After a cross-country trip in which I was unable to link up my laptop
> because I had no wireless capability, and the hotels and airport lounges
> (and even bookstores) all seemed to wireless-network-enabled, I am
> considering the purchase of a wireless-network adaptor to plug into one of
> my laptop's USB ports.
>
> Any suggestions/warnings/stories?

I agree with Spehro; A wireless PCMCIA card is the way to go. I added one
to my wife's PC laptop, which was then able to interwork with my initial
Linksys wireless router, and currently with my Apple Wireless Base Station.
The PCMCIA card is so well supported that it is able to print, not only to
my wireless Print Server, but also to the USB printer connected to the Apple
Base Station (I'm Macintosh, she is PC).

After Market support is very important, and the PCMCIA cards are well
supported. I've always found the PC easier to set-up than the Mac, and I've
been Mac person for many years.

FWIW, Sitting in my car in the downtown Portland, Or area I can always find
a Wireless Net that will let me in without a password - Nice user-friendly
people abound. I logged into a Hotel's wireless net and discovered the
pirates want $6.00 per day to use it.

Don




.

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