In article <40362ee6$1@news.povray.org> , Marc Roth <mar### [at] rothconsultcom>
wrote:

> i think d-link isn't such a noname brand ;)

Indeed, they should work.  Of course, you are out of luck if somebody else
nearby is using noname hardware...

> currently i'm using win2k pro sp4

If you get a chance, try XP.  It might work better as it came out after
WLANs were popular, rather than before.

Alternatively, I would strongly recommend use a real WLAN router.  Those
routers (for around US$ 100 you get really good and feature-rich ones these
days) usually have a few ethernet connectors, a WLAN interface and an
ethernet interface for the external network connection (i.e. a DSL or cable
modem, some even include a modem or ISDN interface or at least a serial
port).  And these routers can be configured via a web browser from the
inside of the network easily.

Even more important, you can hide the Windows system behind a firewall and
only expose selected ports (i.e. if you run a web server on the Windows
system you would only expose port 80).  Especially a Windows box connected
directly to the internet is a problem these days with all the viruses
floating around.  Even more so if you also store important or private data
on the Windows system!

As far as using Linux is concerned, a server exposed to the internet indeed
requires a good understanding of Linux to really configure right.  So a
router is probably the better choice.  And a router also does not go offline
if the Windows system crashes.

    Thorsten

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