Re: [MLUG] Looking 4 mad cheap PCI wireless cards

[Gabriel Wilkerson <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

Matthew,

Where did you get your N-type female connector for the
cantenna?  Does anywhere local carry them?  If you
have an extra maybe we could work out a trade.  Does
anyone have one laying around?

Gabe 

--- Matthew Schmidt <EMAIL:PROTECTED> wrote:

> Hi Folks,
> 
> I'm getting into wireless in a major way. Built a
> Pringles (c)antenna
> and hooked it up to my Mac. I was able to scoop
> Internet connectivity
> from all over town from my roof. Most of the APs
> names were "linksys",
> "d-link", and the like. It's scary to think that
> most of the passwords
> on those APs are still the default. But I'm not
> going to go snooping.
> 
> Well, not much ;-)
> 
> I'm wanting to do away with my $45/month cable
> connection with a $2
> can of Pringles and some coax. But I don't want to
> buy a wireless
> router. I want to hook up a PCI wireless card to my
> Linux crapbox and
> create an ad-hoc (p2p, whatever) network.
> 
> Question: Can you guys point me in the direction of
> a cheap (and I
> mean mad cheap--I'm hella poor) PCI card? OR EVEN
> BETTER would you
> want to trade for a Compaq PCMCIA wireless card? OR
> EVEN EVEN EVEN
> BETTER, check out my list of stuff below and trade
> me for an old AP.
> 
> I'm always down for trading in general. Here's a
> short list of some
> stuff I've got:
> 
> Compaq PCMCIA wireless card
> 2 Monitors
> Dazzle Digital Video Creator (USB)
> Compaq base station for most Compaq laptops (pre
> 2003)
> CLEAN software licenses and software (Office, Flash,
> Word 2K, Win 95-2K, more)
> Cold cathode light
> USB laptop mouse
> Tons o' fans
> Graphics cards (AGP, PCI)
> Sound cards (PCI, ISA)
> Processors (PI, PII, AMD)
> RAM
> Yamaha drum machine (Christian Cepel may already
> have dibs on this)
> V-drums with Alesis brain
> 2 practice guitar amplifiers
> Novell Linux Technical Resource Kit (FREE! Yes! It
> sucks!)
> 
> Be sure to respond off-list.
> 
> Thanks folks!
> 
> Matt
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