Re: Wireless LAN setup

[Chan Yiu Wah <c5666305@hkstar.com>]

On Fri, 17 Nov 2000, Stein Boerge Sylvarnes wrote:

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> On Thu, 16 Nov 2000, Clarence Chan wrote:
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> > Besides, lucent. Is there any choice ? 
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> > Clarence
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> > > >Hello,
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> > > >We are planning to setup a wireless LAN under OpenBSD (i386) server and
> > > >some other win98 machines.  However, I don't how to start it.  Can anyone
> > > >show me the direction ?  Our local computer component supplier sugests
> > > >Lucent Orinoco products.  Any idea ?  Thanks
> > > >
> What exsactly are you looking for? Hardware solutions? Software solutions?
> or both?
> How large area are you expecting to cover? Building/city area/suburb area?

Both, but we preferto  openbsd-centric one.  We are in Hong Kong.  The
sites are in several locations of a Christian centre.  Each location may
make up of 15 machines.  WE are looking for the possible solution. Any
idea.  Thanks.

Clarence 

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> I am sitting on a wlan covering large parts of Bergen, Norway. This is
> a network shared between the University, college and private schools in
> Bergen. The equipment is mainly delvered by Breezecom, and is using the
> 802.11 FHSS standard. Currently there is wide range (15,4dBi) antennas 
> outdoors on 11 different locations and indoors (6dBi) in one study.
> Authentication is provided through a vpn-tunell.
> If what you are looking for is something simmilar to this, don't
> hesitate contacting me, and I will answer any questions as well as I
> can, or forward you to our local wlan-guru.
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> regards
> Stein B. Sylvarnes
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> > > >Clarence
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> > > Best Regard's and have a nice day...
> > > Daniel MD [Im-Thinking@clix.pt]
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