[Gllug] 3com 802.11b card / GBP56

[Lee Blackwell]

Jim,

Would you please forward/fax a copy of that paperwork to me. (Mail me
offlist for a fax num/address)

I'm getting quite few messages in my inbox (as my role as postmaster)
and I'm trying to nail down where the literature is coming from; as any
corporate person may be aware, there are many many departments that send
out this stuff...

Oh, and 3com.co.uk is one of my boxes - NB: I'm not responsible for the
content, just the hardware & O/S =:0)

For the record: at home I use the older wireless card (non-retractable
antenna) - works an absolute treat for me, once you've got the tools from
Jean (something) from HP to configure in the ESSID.

I did have to munge the modules.conf to get the card recognised, and I
simply use the hermes/orinocco driver, then use the wireless tool
"iwconfig" (IIRC)  to set the ESSID.

I haven't yet got the VPN/encryption working, as this involves auth
against a M$ PPTP server.  Someone (sorry, I forget the name-could even
have been you!) provided me with all the tools/source for create a munged
2.2.x kernel, but I haven't tried it yet (2.4.9 is nice and stable for
me... ;-))

I will do eventually, as I can then wander around the campus with my
lappy!

TIA,

Lee

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On Mon, 10 Dec 2001, Jim Cheetham wrote:

>
> Guys,
> I've just received a bit of advertising spam (paper) from 3com, offering
> their new (?) 802.11b pcmcia card with a retractable antenna, with an intro
> price of GBP56.
>
> Is this a good deal, I wonder? Well, not for me, anyway ... :0)
>
> www.3com.co.uk/speedracerseed was the url given for the offer on their
> literature, but it doesn't work for me. I found
> http://emea.3com.com/products/wireless/wls_pcc_xj.html
> as an alternative. There's also a phone no, 0845 3308507.
>
> Smallprint ... "Limit one per qualified end-user company site. Valid
> to qualified end-user companied only"... list price $175"
>
> I suspect this means that the offer will be difficult to get, but
> as I don't need my offer, I'd be willing (with a suitable money escrow
> or course) to try getting one for someone else. Of course my company
> employs
> a fair few people, so I've no idea if I actually am eligable ...
>
> -jim
>
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