[rescue] Sun Ray 1 - Cards? Thoughts?

[Eric Dittman]

> > > > I have a Digital RoamAbout Access Point that allows this
> > > > type of operation.  Attach a hub to ethernet port, configure
> > > > the AP properly,
> > > 
> > >   Hmm.  Wanna part with it? ;)
> > 
> > Not really.  It can attach to the Multiswitch 900 backplane
> > in the rack with the rest of the DEChub 90/900 devices, and
> > I can configure it with ClearVISN (I need to find a full
> > copy though, as it isn't on the old DEC website anymore).
> > The MS900 will handle all the internal routing between the
> > different modules, and I can partition it into different
> > VLANs.
> > 
> > The RoamAbout AP is definitely more feature-filled than
> > my Apple Airport.
> 
>   Gotcha, just figured I'd ask.  I need an 802.11b access point and
> the cash flow is a bit too thin to buy one right now.

My first AP (before the Airport) was an old PC with a NIC
and ISA PCMCIA adapter.  I was running Linux, but you can
use *BSD, too, which i'm sure you'd rather use than Linux.

> > >   WHERE THE FUCK DID THAT SAYING COME FROM??  A good friend of mine in
> > > MD says that VERY frequently.  It drove me nuts.
> > 
> > I invented it back it 1792.
> 
>   Old fart. ;)

Heh.
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