thanks for all the info! >From: Ted Rattei <tedr at rattei.org> >Reply-To: Twin Cities Wireless Users Group List <tcwug-list at tcwug.org> >To: Twin Cities Wireless Users Group List <tcwug-list at tcwug.org> >CC: Ted Rattei <tedr at rattei.org> >Subject: Re: [TCWUG] Mobile Wi-Fi >Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2003 10:31:13 -0600 > > >On Dec 11, 2003, at 2:31 PM, Jay Haugen wrote: > >>I'm looking of a way to use my TiBook and Airport Card at a couple places >>that have cable internet service but no wireless router. Is there a >>product that works through the cable modems usb port that would put out a >>signal? Or equivalent? I thought about getting a cheap wireless router >>to carry with me but thought that the setup would be a hassle. Anyone >>have any ideas? > >I'd suggest getting a cheep wireless router to carry with you. Setup >doesn't have to be a hassle - most of the time, the base station is getting >the IP address via DHCP, so you can keep that config loaded on the base >station. With the Apple AirPort base station, their admin software lets >you save a config as a file on your machine, so switching between configs >is as easy as loading a file in for the config, and rebooting the base >station. The product isn't too big, and you can get a retractable ethernet >cord so it can plug into any network. The base station automatically >detects if you're needing to have a regular or crossover connection to the >network (Auto-MDI/MDIX I believe). > >There are other base stations cheeper of course, but the space, ease of >use, and functionality sometimes are not always there. > >cheers! > >-- >Ted Rattei >tedr at rattei.org >612-201-2393 > > >_______________________________________________ >Twin Cities Wireless Users Group Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, >Minnesota >http://www.tcwug.org >tcwug-list at tcwug.org >https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tcwug-list _________________________________________________________________ Take advantage of our best MSN Dial-up offer of the year — six months @$9.95/month. Sign up now! http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/dialup _______________________________________________ Twin Cities Wireless Users Group Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.tcwug.org tcwug-list at tcwug.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tcwug-list