RE: [Sheflug] wireless engineery types

["Dawson, Alan" <DawsonA [at] xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Chris Johnson wrote:
>> I have 2 questions also
>> 
>> what type of wifi router did you buy ?  there are different types,
>> with different connectors.
> 
> I got a USR 9106 as it was a good price with built in router, adsl
> modem, firewall and 4 port switch, and a free PCMCIA card too.
> 

Shame, the linksys wrt54gs is the hackers wifi  box of choice.  It runs
Linux! 
and there are several projects developing custom firmware.

including 

http://www.openwrt54g.org



On your USR 9106 the connectors are RP-SMA Jacks.  You'll want RP-SMA plugs
on the pigtail


Alan Dawson
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