Whoops :( Typos corrected. /Dee
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Andreas Kostyrka <andreas@kostyrka.priv.at> wrote:
Hi!
Anybody got a clue if the Surecom NE-9427 wireless PCMCIA card is supported by Linux? (google didn't find any relevant postings :( )
Have you tried plugging it into a slot and then issuing (as root) # cardctl ident Post the output to the list for us. /Dee < End forwarded message
Wireless looks like a nice easy way to run a network, HOWEVER: I am in the wireless business (alarm-related, not computer- related) and I came across an article in one of the trade magazines recently which may lead you to think twice. The article was written by a professional with good 2.4 GHz receiving equipment and a small dish antenna. He said he could receive computer-generated 802.11b signals from as much as a mile away! I can tell you that with good equipment, it would be a snap to receive your LAN from out in the street in front of your house, from your neighbor's house on any side, and maybe further, depending on the lay of the land, interfering structures, foliage, trees, terrain, etc. There's no theoretical reason a good snoop could not "join" your network, either, altho passwords obviously help, __if they are not broadcast in clear__. --doug, wa2say At 15:11 06/25/2002 -0800, W.D. McKinney wrote:
Whoops :(
Typos corrected.
/Dee
Forwarded message from "W.D. McKinney" <deem@wdm.com>
Andreas Kostyrka <andreas@kostyrka.priv.at> wrote:
Hi!
Anybody got a clue if the Surecom NE-9427 wireless PCMCIA card is
supported by
Linux? (google didn't find any relevant postings :( )
Have you tried plugging it into a slot and then issuing (as root)
# cardctl ident
Post the output to the list for us.
/Dee
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