[Techtalk] 802.11 # 2

[Andrew]

Hi All,

	Thank for the info. Here are a few more questions and some 
clarification.

	I am looking to "hook-up" one Orange iMac without any  wires 
available. Later maybe a Linux Mandrake box.
	For now my questions will concentrate on Linux. It appears I 
can do netatalk over the "WiFi" if necessary.
	I use Mandrake 8.0. The only cpu/slot available is in a 
Netatalk server that until now was hard wired only. It had one slot 
that I filled with a Orinoco PCMCIA to PCI adapter and a Intel pro 
wireless 2011 PCMCIA card. The PCMCIA card was recognized by the 
kernel at boot apparently PCMCIA is built in to 2.4.3 Kernel.
	As yet I cannot find the card in "hard drake, networking 
hardware" I would like to configure it. Right now I would be 
"broadcasting" to nobody. One step at a time.

	Goal one; is to "find it" in GUI preferably, and configure it 
to my LAN.

The Big Question!
	I need to know If a "access point" is a special hardware 
requirement or *can my server act as an "access point," using the 
available and installed PCI adapter and the Intel 2011 card*. I have 
enough routers and to much hardware as it is. Budget is very tight, 
plus buying a "access point" seems redundant. The server is a P150 
w/64Mb.



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	    Have a nice Day!,
		Andrew