> > I can't justify the cost if I am forced to buy a hardware access point.
> > Encryption strength isn't on the top of my priorities but would be nice.
>
> IMHO you always need an access-point. The access-point not only handles
> the 802.11 to ethernet bridging but also handles all the on-air traffic,
> i.e. it controls which client is allowed to send data and when and which
> channel to use. This functionality is as far as I know (not yet)
> available in software for Linux; though it would be nice to have it ;)
802.11 also supports adhoc networks. Performance may not be as good with a
lot of hosts but it does work to varying degrees. You also need to look
at security issues. In paticular if your card has 40bit security get it
upgraded to 128bit firmware
Received on Mon Feb 26 07:55:30 2001
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