Wireless internet

Hi,

        I will like to have fast wireless internet access that I can bring it
around my apartment, and I'm thinking about buying a iPaq mainly for
this reason. I would like some suggestions.

1. Is iPaq good for this purpose?

2. The way I imagine is to use iPaq as a X terminal to use my other
desktop which has DSL connection. Is that the way how people do it? If
it is, do you get good fonts so it will look nice. If not, what will be
the alternative? One way I can imagine is to use a browser in iPaq
running familiar. Which browser is the browser of choice for familiar?

3. I am just learning wireless internet. Do I need to use PC card or
there is CF card that can do the same thing? Is CF expansion sleeve
smaller and cheaper?

4. You can buy wireless LAN kit consisting of 1 access point and 2
wireless PC cards for $378. Is it a good buy? Will it work with iPaq +
familiar. If not, what will be the alternatives? Is access point needed
in my case?

5. Just forget about iPaq and familiar for a monent. What will be the
best way to have what I want -- a very portable and fast internet access
around the house? Notebook is too big for me.

6. Just curious, how is this done for the people running WinCE in their
iPaq? Do you get better performance running Linux?

        I don't have a iPaq and I'm new to wireless LAN. I'm sorry if some of
the questions are stupid.

Thanks in advance,

Jih-tung Pai
Received on Thu Jun 28 2001 - 16:28:38 EDT