Most basic wireless network

easuter · 01-15-2006, 10:56 AM

hey,

wanted to ask if it is possible to make a simple wireless connection by getting 2 usb wireless adapters, one for each pc.

i've never used wireless, so i have no idea if this is enough, or if i'll need a wireless router as well.

ttyl

acid_kewpie · 01-15-2006, 11:04 AM

yeah sure it's possible, i wouldn't rely on usb though, yuck. get a pci card for a standard desktop machine / server.

http://oob.freeshell.org/nzwireless/LWAP-HOWTO.html

easuter · 01-15-2006, 11:23 AM

thanx, but why not usb?
i mean i see so many of these small plag-n-play adapters in shops and they arent too expensive.

if the pci cards are cheaper, yep, i'll get those

acid_kewpie · 01-15-2006, 11:42 AM

well just another thing to take into the equation, loading all the right usb modules to get at the device itself.. it'll probably work fine, don't get me wrong, i just wouldn't like to. and that's not even speaking from experience either...

JunctaJuvant · 01-15-2006, 12:19 PM

It also wouldn't hurt to check out the LQ HCL to see what success others have had with USB adapters. Good luck with it.

easuter · 01-18-2006, 01:12 PM

ok, also, i forgot to mention, the host pc is windows xp (my family are still microsoft suckers

), will there be any problems getting windows and mandriva to communicate correctly, especialy cuz i want to get mandriva do connect to the internet via de host pc.

acid_kewpie · 01-18-2006, 02:24 PM

by definition of your situation being reduced to a compliant 802.11a/b/g network, there can not be os interaction issues. if there are, one of them isn't compliying to IEEE standards.

easuter · 01-18-2006, 03:02 PM

crap

guess its the router for me then...

acid_kewpie · 01-18-2006, 03:23 PM

huh??

easuter · 01-18-2006, 03:26 PM

well, if i understand what you said, xp and mandriva dont use the same interaction rules, so it wont work....