5.1 Linux-Friendly Wireless Vendors

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5.1 Linux-Friendly Wireless Vendors

While it is impossible to provide a complete and up-to-date list of all wireless vendors, Table 5-1 shows a list of many of the major manufacturers, the types of equipment they sell, and how their equipment is configured.

Table 5-1. Linux-friendly wireless vendors

Vendor

Equipment types

Configuration methods

Linksys [1]

www.linksys.com

Access points, bridges, routers

Web-based

Netgear

www.netgear.com

Access points, bridges, routers

Web-based

D-Link

www.dlink.com

Access points, bridges, routers

Web-based

Cisco

www.cisco.com

Access points, bridges

Web-based, Telnet, SNMP

SMC

www.smc.com

Access points, bridges, routers

Web-based

EnGenius

www.engeniustech.com

Access points, bridges, routers

Web-based, Telnet, SNMP

Belkin

www.belkin.com

Access points, bridges, routers

Web-based

US Robotics

www.usr.com

Access points, routers

Web-based

Microsoft

www.microsoft.com

Access points

Web-based

ActionTec

www.actiontec.com

Access points, routers

Web-based

[1] Linksys was acquired by Cisco in June 2003.

Alternatively, Table 5-2 shows a list of vendors that are not configurable from Linux out of the box. However, with some of this equipment, there are alternative methods of configuration, and even the ability to reflash the firmware to run Linux or make the device act like a different model.

Table 5-2. Linux- less-than -friendly wireless vendors

Vendor

Equipment types

Configuration methods

Proxim Orinoco

www.proxim.com

Access points

Windows GUI [2]

Apple

www.apple.com

Access points

Apple GUI

Tranzeo

Access points, bridges

Windows GUI, limited telnet

SmartBridges

www.smartbridges.com

Access points, bridges

Windows GUI

[2] Proxim makes available the Orinoco CLI Proxy, which is covered later in this chapter.

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Linux Unwired
Linux Unwired
ISBN: 0596005830
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2004
Pages: 100

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