[Elecraft] OT: getting shack on network

Fri Dec 5 17:14:00 2003

Vic,
If I've got this right, all you need is a "wireless access point" 
supporting the widely available 802.11b standard.  Examples include: 
Linksys WAP11 or D-Link DWL-700AP.  There are also models that combine 
access point with router and hub.  Hook up the selected AP to your 
existing network and install a wireless 802.11b card in your shack PC. 
Configure "WEP" (which provides a measure of encrypted security, but far 
from bullet proof).  When naming your AP (the so called SSID), choose a 
non-descriptive name that can't be linked to you (i.e. don't use your call 
sign, or something like "Vic's House").  Finally, when all is working, 
turn off the broadcast of the SSID in the AP so others can't "find" your 
AP by listening to the periodic broadcasts.

All the stuff you need is at your local CompUSA, Best Buy, Fry's, etc.

GL,
Steve
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[email protected] wrote on 12/05/2003 01:12:37 PM:

> This is an off-topic question; I apologize.
> 
> I want to get my ham shack computer on my network.  My office has a 
> tcp/ip network of 4 computers (Windows 2000, XP, 98, etc.) and is 
> located at the other side of my house from my shack.  It would be a 
> hassle to run a cable, since there isn't a common attic or underfloor 
area.
> 
> What I would like to do is create a wireless link:  get some kind of 
> transceiver that I could plug into the hub in my office and a companion 
> device that could connect to the Ethernet card in my shack computer.  I 
> do not want to convert the whole system to a wireless network. 
> Naturally, it's very important that there be good security, since it's 
> going to be connected to my office system.
> 
> What do I need to get in order to do this?
> 
> Vic K2VCO
> 
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