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| 171326 | 2003-08-29 00:28:00 | hi,i have a couple questions and im told this is a good place for getting help. :D Basicly im looking to set up a wireless network as cheaply as possible and i was wondering if 2 cards such as this- www.computermedic.co.nz -would be able to comunicate peer-to-peer to each other,or would i need a normal lan card in 1 system feeding into a wireless bridge and a wireless lan card in the seconday machine? Thanks in advance. |
Demolitionman (4477) | ||
| 171327 | 2003-08-29 00:35:00 | You should be fine with just two cards like that to run a WLAN... I'd suggest however contacting that supplier and asking them if they have tried it, as I have heard that some WLAN cards require an access point, even for peer-to-peer?! | Chilling_Silently (228) | ||
| 171328 | 2003-08-29 00:47:00 | Full details on that card are here: www.cameo.com.tw Still doesn't confirm it it will work in ad-hoc network mode though. Assuming it does, do not expect a huge range. Think 20 metres or so. I use a full WAP and get 30 - 40 metres thru wooden walls. |
godfather (25) | ||
| 171329 | 2003-08-29 06:05:00 | Now thats what i call a classy site :D | metla (154) | ||
| 171330 | 2003-08-29 06:08:00 | I thought all wireless cards could do were to access a wireless access point? I didn't know they could do it peer to peer?? Lo. |
Lohsing (219) | ||
| 171331 | 2003-08-29 12:16:00 | Peer to peer works btwn 2 cards i believe. How is the data transfer GF? |
nomad (3693) | ||
| 171332 | 2003-08-29 13:03:00 | I have never used P2P, only WAP My Belkin card supports Ad Hoc (P2P) My setup transfers at average 5 MB, plenty for me. The card is 54G ready, but my wired network is only 10 MB. Thats still faster than I need. |
godfather (25) | ||
| 171333 | 2003-08-30 03:51:00 | You could try Ethernet Mains Network Adaptor (XH6774) from Dick Smith. Phonex broadband. Uses the electric wires as your cable. So you can plug in anywhere in a house. No need to worry about walls etc. I have a couple set up and they work perfectly. David |
DavidW (532) | ||
| 171334 | 2003-08-31 07:07:00 | Thanks for the replies, I’ve been reading up as many pages as i could find about the situation and it appears some can support peer to peer and some don’t, Unfortunately, no site appeared to go into any great depth about it. I think i may contact the site with the product and ask them. Thanks again. |
Demolitionman (4477) | ||
| 171335 | 2003-09-05 01:08:00 | Just an update. I contacted the site and was told that they could indeed operate peer-to-peer and have since purchased the pci card i asked about and the laptop card they have on offer. And im happy to say it works very well. |
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