RE: Orinoco RG-1000

Actually changing the firmware on the unit allows;
128WEP
Changing the ESSID

Granted the software that Orinoco provides is worthless,
but Freebase (downloadable from sourceforge) is much better.

They are quite stable in my opinion, I've had one for years.

-Tony

}-----Original Message-----
}From: [email protected] 
}[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Nick Sayer
}Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2002 22:09
}To: Warren Block; [email protected]
}Subject: Re: Orinoco RG-1000
}
}
}I don't recommend them. They're like the (1st gen) Apple Airport, but 
}with some rather silly firmware restrictions -- you can't change the 
}network name and such.
}
}You'd do much better to get a Prism II PCI card (available 
}from various 
}manufacturers, including NetGear, Linksys, USR, SMC) and put it in a 
}FreeBSD machine and use the HostAP functionality. You'd be able to set 
}up your own firewall and/or NAT and/or file service and/or 
}IPv6 gateway 
}and/or whatever.
}
}Warren Block wrote:
}> There may be one of these "residential gateways" available to me at a
}> low price.  Any thoughts on using it as an access point with FreeBSD
}> 4.6?  I don't need the modem, don't need NAT, just thought 
}it would be
}> fun to play with wireless on my LAN.  It looks like this would do the
}> job.
}> 
}> Also: thoughts on 16-bit PCCards to use with it?  Maybe the 
}$35 Proxim
}> from JustDeals?
}> 
}> -Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA
}> 
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