ADDTRON WIRELESS ACCESS POINT W/64BIT DATA ENCRYPTION for $99 at Fry's

[greenant]

I was looking for access point and wirless pcmcia cards.

Tonite i saw addtron's 802.11(B) 11MB access point for $99.

And the pcmcia card at overstock for $47 before $20 coupon.

link

So .. the total comes to around $140 which is not bad for a wireless home networking.

 

[barebottoms]

Oh???? Was it the AWS 100?!?!?! That would be great if it was, you can hack them to run full linux.

 

[frankqfrank]

802.11B = "WiFi" right? the real popular standard these days?

 

[greenant]

it is AWS-110

 

[Silex]

Wow sounds like a hot deal. And to think I was going to buy the wireless card from 3com. Unless of course it's a better deal. Heck I dunno these days. Fill em in guys.

Anybody else notice that there are two of the same cards, but with different pics and priced slightly differently?
here and here
Heh. I don't get it, one says its running OOS soon too .

 

[Silex]

<< I was looking for access point and wirless pcmcia cards.

Tonite i saw addtron's 802.11(B) 11MB access point for $99.

And the pcmcia card at overstock for $47 before $20 coupon.

link

So .. the total comes to around $140 which is not bad for a wireless home networking. >>



Where did you find the access point at?

 

[snedecor]

Hey,

Can't find the Overstock $20 coupon. Care to give a carefully worded hint or link via PM?

Thanks!

 

[Silex]

Bah I'll help you if you can answer the questions that I posted up above . Try to jump on this deal quickly !!!!

 

[snedecor]

I think he found the the AP at Fry's (B&M), you might try outpost.com (Fry's new online presence)

Thanks!

 

[Silex]

Yea sure anytime! I'll check it out. Think it's worth it for the price? Reason I ask is because here is the deal for 3com's new promotional deal. Costs more, but seems liek to be well worth the money.

 

[Silex]

<< Oh???? Was it the AWS 100?!?!?! That would be great if it was, you can hack them to run full linux. >>



What's the point of doing this?

 

[barebottoms]

<< What's the point of doing this? >>



- Full Linux IP Stack
- Layer 2 Roaming if you want to share with multiple neighbors in your Area
- Not dependent on Manufacturer for Firmware
- Its just so darn cool

Check it out Here

Layer 2 roaming is what I'm interested in.

 

[Silex]

So can this be boguht online? I'm pretty sure I want to get that access point, but the problem is that I'm not sure about the wireless card. Does this card sound good? If not, which manufacturer do you guys recommend overall as making the best wireless cards for a laptop? BTW thx for the link .

 

[Silex]

^^

 

[YoullMispronounceIt]

64-bit encryption isn't considered *strong* any more, sounds like a good deal nonetheless

 

[vladgur]

neither is 128-bit encryption on 802.11b considered strong. Its been cracked.

 

[barebottoms]

<< So can this be boguht online? I'm pretty sure I want to get that access point, but the problem is that I'm not sure about the wireless card. Does this card sound good? If not, which manufacturer do you guys recommend overall as making the best wireless cards for a laptop? BTW thx for the link . >>



Wasn't sure if this was meant for me. But I'll answer from my experience.

AP's, I have an Cisco AeroNet, Apple Airport Hacked and a SMCAWBR7004.

I like them in that order. The Hacked (replaced internal card with Orinoco Gold and Attached range extender) being pretty much tied on the Cisco. Feature set a better on the Cisco.

The SMC has horrible performance. The range is good on it. I've noticed if using a switch port and Wireless Transfer, links will drop on either or both side.

In terms of Cards. I've only used Orinoco Golds/Silver/Bronze, Netgear and Aeronet cards. They have great range, and driver support. Very good drivers for Cisco and Orinocos. They have "profiles", so you can use various AP's with just a change on the Driver Client.

The Netgear lacked features I liked in the Orinoco and Aeronet. Range is not as good either.

I like Orinoco better just because they are good with software updates and I use to work for Lucent . Also you can attach range extenders on Orinocos. Aeronet design on the card is better, not sharp edges.

The Ciscos, I've seen for about $75 from Dell, buy the Dell OEM with the discounts. Orinoco's go for about $120, but you might find a better deal, haven't looked recently.

 

[Silex]

Thx for the reply. I've seen the Orinico for $80 at overstock. Plus some coupons floating aroudn make it even sweeter. Any suggestions on what kidn of WAP shoudl accompany the WiFi card? That dtill still good for the one at Fry's B&M?

 

[Silex]

The access point at Fry's still on sale?

 

[olddba]

>> The Ciscos, I've seen for about $75 from Dell, buy the Dell OEM with the discounts.

Can you tell me how to find this item. I searched Dell's site and can't seem to find the magic combination.

Thanks, by the way, for your real-world comments on this hardware.