[Techtalk] 802.11 # 2

[swan936 at cse.unsw.edu.au]

Heya,

On Fri, Jul 26, 2002 at 06:11:22PM -0400, Andrew wrote:
> 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.

Yes you can I believe, by using Ad-hoc mode? I've got a wireless USB adaptor 
(my cheapo "access point") and a compex pcmcia card and they work alright in 
ad-hoc mode so far. 

.S