[SunRescue] note on living expenses

[Ken Hansen]

CompUSA has D-Link cards for $99 on sale. Not sure about non-MS OS
compatbility though.

I got 2 3Com cards, and a Linksys accesspoint - I have the accesspoint, DSL
modem and router all on a small UPS (350 VA), it should last as long as my
laptop battery if the power drops (couple hours), but I haven't doem the
math yet.

Accesspoints are nice, in that they use much less power than a PC (the
Linksys unit has a 5 Volt, 2 Amp PS) - *much* less than a typical PC...

Ken

----- Original Message -----
From: "Al Potter" <apotter at icsa.net>
To: <rescue at sunhelp.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2001 11:03 AM
Subject: Re: [SunRescue] note on living expenses


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> mrbill at mrbill.net said:
> > (Anybody know of a better 802.11 source for a PCMCIA adapter, two
> >  PCI adapters, and a network access point, than the WaveLAN stuff?
>
> Best deal I have heard of for the cards themselves is to go to a
conference,
> sign one out for $50 and then don't turn it back in, forfeiting the
deposit.
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> Not sure why any of us would need an access point.  My plan (when I get
off my
> ass and make it to a conference to procure cards) is to build a PC based
> router with 10 and 100 meg ether, and a PCMCIA host adaptor.  I need to
rewire
> the house anyway to segregate some traffic, and it should be pretty
> straightforward.
>
> For the rest of the world (non list members), I'd recommend CDW or Datacom
> Warehouse.....
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> AL
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