LinuxPlanet: A Writer’s View of the Linux Wireless Dream, Part 1

“A busy manager, sitting in the airport, checking email on his
wireless Linux laptop while waiting for his next flight to
Cleveland. The teenage girl instant messaging her friends on her
wireless Linux laptop while curled up in front of the TV. How about
the friendly Linux writer doing a little research on the web, for a
new Linux story, from the comfort of a nice lawn chair out in his
back yard?

“All are glowing images of fantastic productivity and a future
of unbridled freedom to work wherever and whenever you want while
staying connected. Finally, a way out of Dilbert’s world.

“As a necessarily thrifty professional Linux writer my
opportunity to try out wireless came last Christmas season when my
local computer retailer had a year-end sale. I set out to learn how
802.11 technology worked with a Linux laptop, a wireless card, some
ideas about antennas, and a curiosity to see what all the hubbub
was about…”

Complete
Story