D-Link Wireless equipment compatibility?
Hi, I am investigating obtaining a wireless AP to add into my wired network so that a wireless laptop can be used on occasions. I have decided on the D-Link DWL-7100AP 802.11abg WAP to allow older wireless devices to still interact. I plan to plug the WAP into one of the switch ports and party, wirelessly. :) I have tried to ascertain its SuSE compatibility by going to the hwdb at http://hardwaredb.suse.de/index.php?LANG=en_UK but have not had success. Does this hardware unit work, despite the wired network OS(Windows and Linux)? -- ======================================================================== Hylton Conacher - Linux user # 229959 at http://counter.li.org Currently using SuSE 9.0 Professional with KDE 3.1 ========================================================================
On Monday 16 January 2006 1:42 am, Hylton Conacher (ZR1HPC) wrote:
Hi,
I am investigating obtaining a wireless AP to add into my wired network so that a wireless laptop can be used on occasions.
I have decided on the D-Link DWL-7100AP 802.11abg WAP to allow older wireless devices to still interact. I plan to plug the WAP into one of the switch ports and party, wirelessly. :)
I have tried to ascertain its SuSE compatibility by going to the hwdb at http://hardwaredb.suse.de/index.php?LANG=en_UK but have not had success.
Does this hardware unit work, despite the wired network OS(Windows and Linux)?
Hylton Conacher -
Most of these home/SOHO wired/wireless WAP/router/firewalls work irregardless of the OS running on servers, desktops, laptops. All (that I know of) use a browser to get to their configuration and setup screens. Most will work with any browser too. 802.11b/g is more common than 802.11a. 802.11a never really took off because 802.11g came along and is very compatible with 802.11b. Most 802.11g WAP or router/firewall devices support 802.11b by default but check the specs anyway. One thing you may want to consider is whether the firmware is Linux based and if there are any third party replacements that can really extend its capabilities. The Linksys WRT54G/GS/GL series is good for this (except the ver 5 WRT54G which isn't as Linux friendly hence the GL version which maintains that Linux friendliness). Short answer: it will be hard to make it _not_ work. Stan
On Monday 16 January 2006 02:42, Hylton Conacher (ZR1HPC) wrote:
Hi,
I am investigating obtaining a wireless AP to add into my wired network so that a wireless laptop can be used on occasions.
I have decided on the D-Link DWL-7100AP 802.11abg WAP to allow older wireless devices to still interact. I plan to plug the WAP into one of the switch ports and party, wirelessly. :)
I have tried to ascertain its SuSE compatibility by going to the hwdb at http://hardwaredb.suse.de/index.php?LANG=en_UK but have not had success.
Does this hardware unit work, despite the wired network OS(Windows and Linux)?
If you're talking a wireless router here... (and I assume that is the case), almost every wireless router should work because they have nothing to do whatever with Linux (unless they run it internally and then its transparent) It's just another piece of network gear like a hub or a switch.
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Bruce Marshall
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Hylton Conacher (ZR1HPC)
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Stan Glasoe