looking for ideas

EvenOne · 05-13-2003

well i just got the dsl installed in my house, i have 2 laptops and 2 towers i wanna run on it, one tower doesnt have to be wireless its right next to where the dsl was installed, i wanna have the 2 laptops wireless, enough range to use around the whole house and one tower is pretty far away, im gonna have to put an antenna outside of my window for it, its in a shop type of garage, im new in this whole wireless seen and once i get this up i wanna be able to use my cards on the laptops for war driving aswell, i wanna know what routers and cards you people recomend, also i heard about cards that you can add your own antenna to or change im guess these will be the best if i wanna use them for war driving aswell thanks in advance and sorry for being such a noob

oh yeah and the 2 laptops are both hp and both have a empty card slots and forgot to mention, they are all running on win xp

well i've been doing some research on my own since i ordered the dsl and ive noticed this seems the be the card of choice if im not mistaken

Proxim ORiNOCO Wireless PC Card Gold
http://www.lanstreet.com/productpage.cfm?prodid=487

can an external antenna be hooked up to this for war driving? also what router do you guys recomend for my networking needs

EvenOne · 05-14-2003

no help or recommendations?

Aiakos · 05-22-2003

ok,

Read as much as you can on this forum b4 u get flamed. this place is not all that welcoming to non-reading, tell me how you do this or that newbs. Hell, its not all that welcoming to anyone. Many people are just itching to say RTFM! UTFSE! it helps them with their inferiority complexes.

Non the less there is a TON of information in here, read it.

Go to 80211-planet.com and read there for some good basic information.

Buy Orinoco silver or gold pc cards.

Go to www.fab-corp.com, buy the LinkSys Indoor Starter Kit w/ 10 dBi Patch.

Then go to bestbuy and buy the LinkSys BEFW11S4.

Stick the patch antenna in a window and point it at your garage

Buy the 5dbi mag mount from fab-corp and a pigtail for wardriving.

Tell fab-corp you heard about them from netstumbler and u get a 7% discount

Total cost: ~ $375
Spending sunday nights wardriving: priceless

Oh yeah if you dont read, u'll never make any of this crap work.

The Others · 05-22-2003

Read Jeff Dunteman's book.

I have, it's ace.

EvenOne · 05-22-2003

thanks for the reply's ive been reading thats how i found out what card most of the people like, i just needed ideas on antennas and router it was the only thing i was stuck on, and yeah i was already reading up on the linksys routers, once again thanks for the info

and to the others, thanks for the info, i will go and pick up his

drive by wi-fi guide sometime this weekend

The Others · 05-23-2003

That's the one. Like many here, I've read it cover to cover and suggest it to all (although the advice on MAC address filtering was, in my opinion, a little silly. But then again, I'm not a published author).

Enjoy!

05-13-2003	#1 (permalink)
EvenOne Registered Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: DownSouth Posts: 3	looking for ideas well i just got the dsl installed in my house, i have 2 laptops and 2 towers i wanna run on it, one tower doesnt have to be wireless its right next to where the dsl was installed, i wanna have the 2 laptops wireless, enough range to use around the whole house and one tower is pretty far away, im gonna have to put an antenna outside of my window for it, its in a shop type of garage, im new in this whole wireless seen and once i get this up i wanna be able to use my cards on the laptops for war driving aswell, i wanna know what routers and cards you people recomend, also i heard about cards that you can add your own antenna to or change im guess these will be the best if i wanna use them for war driving aswell thanks in advance and sorry for being such a noob oh yeah and the 2 laptops are both hp and both have a empty card slots and forgot to mention, they are all running on win xp well i've been doing some research on my own since i ordered the dsl and ive noticed this seems the be the card of choice if im not mistaken Proxim ORiNOCO Wireless PC Card Gold http://www.lanstreet.com/productpage.cfm?prodid=487 can an external antenna be hooked up to this for war driving? also what router do you guys recomend for my networking needs Last edited by EvenOne : 05-13-2003 at 04:11 PM.

05-14-2003	#2 (permalink)
EvenOne Registered Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: DownSouth Posts: 3	no help or recommendations? Last edited by EvenOne : 05-14-2003 at 11:54 PM.

05-22-2003	#3 (permalink)
Aiakos Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 11	ok, Read as much as you can on this forum b4 u get flamed. this place is not all that welcoming to non-reading, tell me how you do this or that newbs. Hell, its not all that welcoming to anyone. Many people are just itching to say RTFM! UTFSE! it helps them with their inferiority complexes. Non the less there is a TON of information in here, read it. Go to 80211-planet.com and read there for some good basic information. Buy Orinoco silver or gold pc cards. Go to www.fab-corp.com, buy the LinkSys Indoor Starter Kit w/ 10 dBi Patch. Then go to bestbuy and buy the LinkSys BEFW11S4. Stick the patch antenna in a window and point it at your garage Buy the 5dbi mag mount from fab-corp and a pigtail for wardriving. Tell fab-corp you heard about them from netstumbler and u get a 7% discount Total cost: ~ $375 Spending sunday nights wardriving: priceless Oh yeah if you dont read, u'll never make any of this crap work. Last edited by Aiakos : 05-22-2003 at 11:40 AM.

05-22-2003	#4 (permalink)
The Others PeaceDriver Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Dos Palabras, Mandoras Posts: 2,920	Read Jeff Dunteman's book. I have, it's ace. __________________ all good ends all ?u=273

05-23-2003	#6 (permalink)
The Others PeaceDriver Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Dos Palabras, Mandoras Posts: 2,920	That's the one. Like many here, I've read it cover to cover and suggest it to all (although the advice on MAC address filtering was, in my opinion, a little silly. But then again, I'm not a published author). Enjoy! __________________ all good ends all ?u=273

05-22-2003	#5 (permalink)
EvenOne Registered Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: DownSouth Posts: 3	thanks for the reply's ive been reading thats how i found out what card most of the people like, i just needed ideas on antennas and router it was the only thing i was stuck on, and yeah i was already reading up on the linksys routers, once again thanks for the info and to the others, thanks for the info, i will go and pick up his drive by wi-fi guide sometime this weekend

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