Newbie Question

fd_colorado · 05-17-2003

I'm looking for a new setup and am thinking the Buffalo G card and the Techno Lab 10db. Is this a good setup for a newbie?

Details:

I've got a Linksys WRT54G at home that I will be connecting to with my daughter's new laptop.

I haven't bought a PC card for her yet but think the Buffalo G card will work with the Linksys and Netstumbler?

We are going on vacation in June and will be searching for Net access. The Techno Lab 10db http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...category=20321 looked like a good antenna.

Any good cheaper alternatives would be appreciated too. Lastly, what pigtail will work with the above setup and where do I get it?

Mr.White · 05-17-2003

Your best bet is an Orinoco card. External antenna jack and guaranteed to work with NetStumbler. It will work with your Linksys AP but not at 54mb.

The antenna should work fine but I would be wary of the guy's claim that it holds at 110. He didn't test it on that Ferrari in the picture since it's all aluminum. I love these guys with vettes and Ferraris with mag mounts. It's a cool picture but there's no way in hell they stick to fiberglass/aluminum/carbon fiber exotics.

gxoboy · 05-17-2003

I have been looking for that omni for a while now! Thanx for posting the bid info. I have just ordered an omni and yagi from www.fab-corp.com (Terrific company from what I have read in the forums) and I can't wait to test them out. If you do get the Techno Lab omni please post a reply and let us know if it works as well as the auctions says it does.

fd_colorado · 05-17-2003

Quote:

I love these guys with vettes and Ferraris with mag mounts.

Good point! And a yellow TR to boot...can't ever remember seeing one of those

fd_colorado · 05-22-2003

I ended up with the "proven" setup. Fab-corp 5dbi mag antenna w/ 19" pigtail and Dell Truemobile 1150 (rebadged Orinoco Gold).

Willing to give up G access at home.

Got Stumbler Special from fab-corp at $60 for antenna and $15 for pigtail. Went with Dell 1150 because I could get it for $45 bucks. Total setup cost $120 + shipping.

We'll see how it works.

Monitr7 · 05-22-2003

fd_colorado wrote:

Quote:

We are going on vacation in June and will be searching for Net access.

Are you planning on "borrowing" bandwidth, or do you have an AP or WISP that you plan to connect to in the area you're vacationing at?

fd_colorado · 05-22-2003

My intention is to keep amused while travelling with a hi-tech car game of finding nets.

Perhaps "access" was the wrong word to use.

Monitr7 · 05-27-2003

"Oh! Well that's different!"

05-17-2003	#1 (permalink)
fd_colorado Registered Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Colorado Posts: 4	Newbie Question I'm looking for a new setup and am thinking the Buffalo G card and the Techno Lab 10db. Is this a good setup for a newbie? Details: I've got a Linksys WRT54G at home that I will be connecting to with my daughter's new laptop. I haven't bought a PC card for her yet but think the Buffalo G card will work with the Linksys and Netstumbler? We are going on vacation in June and will be searching for Net access. The Techno Lab 10db http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...category=20321 looked like a good antenna. Any good cheaper alternatives would be appreciated too. Lastly, what pigtail will work with the above setup and where do I get it?

05-17-2003	#2 (permalink)
Mr.White OH such tacos will I give Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Minnesota Posts: 1,049	Your best bet is an Orinoco card. External antenna jack and guaranteed to work with NetStumbler. It will work with your Linksys AP but not at 54mb. The antenna should work fine but I would be wary of the guy's claim that it holds at 110. He didn't test it on that Ferrari in the picture since it's all aluminum. I love these guys with vettes and Ferraris with mag mounts. It's a cool picture but there's no way in hell they stick to fiberglass/aluminum/carbon fiber exotics. __________________ A good way to threaten somebody is to light a stick of dynamite. Then you call the guy and hold the burning fuse up to the phone. "Hear that?" you say. "That's dynamite, baby." -Jack Handey

05-22-2003	#5 (permalink)
fd_colorado Registered Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Colorado Posts: 4	bought some gear I ended up with the "proven" setup. Fab-corp 5dbi mag antenna w/ 19" pigtail and Dell Truemobile 1150 (rebadged Orinoco Gold). Willing to give up G access at home. Got Stumbler Special from fab-corp at $60 for antenna and $15 for pigtail. Went with Dell 1150 because I could get it for $45 bucks. Total setup cost $120 + shipping. We'll see how it works.

05-22-2003	#7 (permalink)
fd_colorado Registered Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Colorado Posts: 4	vacation car games My intention is to keep amused while travelling with a hi-tech car game of finding nets. Perhaps "access" was the wrong word to use.

05-27-2003	#8 (permalink)
Monitr7 Not feeling funny... Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Rebrandsoftware's mom's house... Posts: 1,707	To quote Mrs. Irene Latella on Saturday Night Live... "Oh! Well that's different!" __________________ WTOTD Industries - Where quality is Job #3. G8tK33per doesn't care about the tarded people! -Kanye West

05-17-2003	#3 (permalink)
gxoboy Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Middle Georgia Posts: 15	I have been looking for that omni for a while now! Thanx for posting the bid info. I have just ordered an omni and yagi from www.fab-corp.com (Terrific company from what I have read in the forums) and I can't wait to test them out. If you do get the Techno Lab omni please post a reply and let us know if it works as well as the auctions says it does.

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