Getting Online

[Iceman]

Dean - your DI-704P is a router, so you don't need really to buy a wireless router, you could just get a wireless access point, like the DLink DWL-900AP (or any other manufacturer, I'm only using DLink as an example since you already use their product). Regardless, the DI-713P is a good pick for your scenario, it has 3 switch ports and a simple firewall. The DCF-660W will work fine on the Axim, I have that card. :)

The DI-714P+ has the AirPlus chip, which supposedly lets you get up to 22 mbps. I have the DI-614+ and a DWL-650+ and have only seen throughput max out at 7 mbps. The DI-714P+ also has 4 switch ports while the DI-713P only has 3 switch ports.

[VNgo]

The hands down *best* wireless router on the market is the Apple Airport Extreme. Not only is it insanely good-looking, it is compatible with both Macs and PCs and supports both the 802.11b "Wi-Fi" standard and the much faster (54 Mbps) 802.11g experimental standard. It also has an onboard USB port, so you can use it to put a printer directly on the network without having to buy an Ethernet print server unit.

Crowning glory: It only costs $20 more than the comparable LinkSys wireless router, unless you want the higher-end model with the modem unit for dial-in VPN.

[Racer X]

my .02

I use the Netgear MR814 wireless router but cannot recommend it. It was a bear to configure and its very picky about how you pick keys when you enable WEP (wireless encryption protocol). It's also made online gaming difficult and is prone to disconnect from the internet every few days. Bleh. I'm going to get a Linksys or D-link product when I upgrade to 80211.g

My Socket CF WLAN card on the other hand is fantastic and I recommend it heartily despite its $139 price. :D

[Iceman]

Originally posted by VNgo@Feb 12 2003, 01:58 AM
The hands down *best* wireless router on the market is the Apple Airport Extreme. Not only is it insanely good-looking, it is compatible with both Macs and PCs and supports both the 802.11b "Wi-Fi" standard and the much faster (54 Mbps) 802.11g experimental standard. It also has an onboard USB port, so you can use it to put a printer directly on the network without having to buy an Ethernet print server unit.

Crowning glory: It only costs $20 more than the comparable LinkSys wireless router, unless you want the higher-end model with the modem unit for dial-in VPN.

Keep in mind that manufacturers may be implementing different versions of the 802.11g protocol on their products until a standard is reached. As other members have posted, stick with 802.11b for now. Just my 2 cents ...

[maarten]

I already have a DSL modem/router with a switch at home (non-wireless) but I have a small windows 2000 server running 24/7. Is it possible to buy a WiFi PCI adapter, stick it in the 2000 server and let the Axim connect thru that server to the internet with a WiFi CF card??

[Iceman]

Originally posted by maarten@Feb 12 2003, 07:24 AM
I already have a DSL modem/router with a switch at home (non-wireless) but I have a small windows 2000 server running 24/7. Is it possible to buy a WiFi PCI adapter, stick it in the 2000 server and let the Axim connect thru that server to the internet with a WiFi CF card??

maarten - You can do that, you just need to setup the server and Axim WIFI cards in ad hoc mode. You will also have to do a little reconfig the Win2k server so it shares its network connection.

[Therigwin]

You just need to configure NAT on the 2000 server. Are you running a domain? If so you should be able to log into the domain of the 2000 server (I recall seeing in the instruction that you have 3 lines for network setup user, password, and domain)

[maarten]

Ad hoc? English is not my first language so can you please explain it?

I'm not running a domain, just a workgroup with some shared devices/folders on 6 PC's connected to the internet with an ADSL router. My router is doing the NAT stuff already so will that work if my w2k is doing a 2nd NAT for the Axim on a 2nd networkcard?

config will be:

Axim CF wireless-> wireless PCI in 2kserver <-> 2k NAT -> wired PCI nic in 2k server -> switch/router NAT -> internet.

I'm in school for networkadministrator so you can "tech-talk" a bit to me ;)

[Iceman]

maarten - ad hoc is one of the modes wireless cards can use to communicate. Basically, if you have two wireless cards and no access point, you can have those two cards talk directly to each other, peer to peer. The other mode is infrastructure, where you have a dedicated access point that connects back to the rest of the network.

[VNgo]

Originally posted by Iceman
Keep in mind that manufacturers may be implementing different versions of the 802.11g protocol on their products until a standard is reached. As other members have posted, stick with 802.11b for now. Just my 2 cents ...

Ah, but the Airport Extreme is backwards-compatible with 802.11b, AND won't get stranded since Apple already has its 802.11g implementation locked down. And for only $20 more than the Linksys...