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Monday, August 08, 2005

Linux Wireless Desktop Made Really Easy

So you want Linux on the desktop and you want to do a wireless network.
Linux wireless on the desktop is not as easy to do as a laptop. Many of the wireless devices (USB, PCI, and Bluetooth are not supported in many of the distro's. You can get them to work with a lot of configuration, but the average user may become discouraged.
The trick with your desktop Linux is that the ethernet connection usually always works right from the start. We can use this functionality to our advantage when converting to a wireless environment.
What you are looking for is a Wireless to Ethernet Bridge.
Until now, the Wireless to Ethernet Bridge was a very expensive item, and could cost more than the Linux desktop you were trying to support.
The Motorola WE800G Wireless to Ethernet Bridge is now available in Canada for about $60.00 retail, (a little cheaper on line). This price is very competative with other solutions, and it will work with any Linux distro.
For more information, please contact me from my website
SecureWiFi Networking Consulting