USB wireless adapters

I currently have about 10 metres of cable running through my house to
network 2 computers both running windows xp sp2. I would like to get rid of
the cable and run a wireless network. I have been looking at the USB
wireless adapters rather than a wireless NIC. It appears from all that I
have read, the 802.11g at 56mbps USBs work OK through a number of walls but
as I would like to make an 'ad hoc' setup in an effort to avoid the cost of
a router, I'm told there may be some security issues.

Does anyone have any personal experience or can point me to some further
info on the subject?

Thanks

I've (on it's way to be changed) a Topcom wireless usb stick 54 V2 ....
don't buy this one !!!!!
WEP only and not working ^^ (with linksys router)
Drivers and softwares are very cheap.
When I have the chance to get a connection the signal
is good (10m, 1wall) but every 2 hours or so I have to reinstall the
drivers.
Win2K definitely don't like those (latest) drivers...


"jocthedinosaur" <(E-Mail Removed)> a écrit dans le message de
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> I currently have about 10 metres of cable running through my house to
> network 2 computers both running windows xp sp2. I would like to get rid
of
> the cable and run a wireless network. I have been looking at the USB
> wireless adapters rather than a wireless NIC. It appears from all that I
> have read, the 802.11g at 56mbps USBs work OK through a number of walls
but
> as I would like to make an 'ad hoc' setup in an effort to avoid the cost
of
> a router, I'm told there may be some security issues.
>
> Does anyone have any personal experience or can point me to some further
> info on the subject?
>
> Thanks
>
>

I didn't have much success with a 3Com USB wireless adaptor but the Dabs
value PCI card
http://www.dabs.com/uk/Search2/Produ...rchphrase=wifi
works perfectly. The one they delivered didn't quite match the illustration
as the antenna is on the end of a cable. It is made by Edimax model number
EW-7128G see http://www.edimax.com.tw/ I use this with a router.
"jocthedinosaur" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I currently have about 10 metres of cable running through my house to
>network 2 computers both running windows xp sp2. I would like to get rid of
>the cable and run a wireless network. I have been looking at the USB
>wireless adapters rather than a wireless NIC. It appears from all that I
>have read, the 802.11g at 56mbps USBs work OK through a number of walls but
>as I would like to make an 'ad hoc' setup in an effort to avoid the cost of
>a router, I'm told there may be some security issues.
>
> Does anyone have any personal experience or can point me to some further
> info on the subject?
>
> Thanks
>

The Linksys WUSB11 USB wireless adapter is pretty good. Works with
both my Linksys BEFWS4 wireless router and my SMC Barricade also
wireless router.

I know you dont want to use a router by reason of cost, but they
are worth it especially when they can connect not just wireless (Ad
Hoc) workstations as you say, but also wired ones too. All you got to
do is set it up as Infrastructue as opposed to Ad Hoc mode.

Hope this helps.


On Tue, 28 Jun 2005 16:37:59 +1000, "jocthedinosaur"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>I currently have about 10 metres of cable running through my house to
>network 2 computers both running windows xp sp2. I would like to get rid of
>the cable and run a wireless network. I have been looking at the USB
>wireless adapters rather than a wireless NIC. It appears from all that I
>have read, the 802.11g at 56mbps USBs work OK through a number of walls but
>as I would like to make an 'ad hoc' setup in an effort to avoid the cost of
>a router, I'm told there may be some security issues.
>
>Does anyone have any personal experience or can point me to some further
>info on the subject?
>
>Thanks
>

I noticed some of the $40 usb adapters come with a software access
point mode - designed for business travelers to share a single ethernet
jack in a meeting . you could use this with one of the econo usb
adapters in infrastructure mode.