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Re: [LUG] Edimax Wifi USB

 

Sorry these are not Edimax
- Ralink RT73 IEEE 802.11b/g device supports up to 54Mbps transfer rates
 - Supports 64/128-Bit WEP, WPA, WPA2 security mode
 - USB 2.0 connectivity
 - 2.4GHz frequency
 - Internal Antenna supports operation range up to 15m (indoor) / 20m (outdoor)
 - Supports infrastructure mode/Ad-Hoc mode (Peer-to-Peer
communication among any wireless users, no Access Point required)
 - Driver CD included


Price: £15 including postage


2009/4/21 George Reynolds <george.reynolds@xxxxxxxxx>:
> If anybody is interested in USB wireless devices - Edimax with the
> ralink chipsets, drop me an email.
> I have some on order, arriving soon for a very good price (limited quantity)
>
> thanks
> George
>
>
> 2009/4/14 Rob Beard <rob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>> Julian Hall wrote:
>>> Rob Beard wrote:
>>>
>>>> Nice feature ;-)
>>>>
>>>>
>>> This is one of those obscure uses of the word 'nice' I wasn't aware of
>>> isn't it? ;)
>>>
>>>> Are there any firmware fixes to resolve this?
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Not that I'm aware of... wouldn't it be a hardware issue anyway?  I did
>>> email them but with no reply - to be fair the only time they haven't.oul
>>>
>> I dunno, I mean my WRT54G can be configured so it's WAN port can be on
>> either the internal or external network etc so I would assume it would
>> be configurable in some sort of configuration.  In fact doing a quick
>> Google search it seems that the Edimax router uses a RISC SoC CPU which
>> emulates the 486 x86 instruction set.  It looks like some of the guys
>> involved with OpenWRT have been doing bits and pieces with this chipset
>> although it appears that it's possibly hit and miss at the moment.
>> Edimax do have Linux source code available though (I guess for those who
>> want to have a play with it) [1].
>>>> My new BT Home Hub has a NAS feature although I've yet to try it, I'm
>>>> hoping that it's a bit more secure than your Edimax router.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> I'd run it through Shields Up! - mine didn't show up until I used the
>>> File Sharing Ports option - the others seemed to think everything was
>>> OK.  Not with port 139 blaring over the net it isn't!  Doh!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> Yep I haven't actually tried the NAS yet, I will look at this though
>> when I get around to plugging something into it.  What I find at the
>> moment is that my BT Home Hub keeps hanging and stops any traffic
>> through.  I haven't had the connection active on BT for 10 days yet (and
>> I know they'll tell me to wait) so if it doesn't resolve it after the 10
>> days I'll stick my old Netgear router back in.
>>
>> [1] http://www.edimax.com/en/support_detail.php?pd_id=197&pl1_id=3
>>
>> Rob
>>
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