wifi newbie

[racketboy]

As some of you may know, I'm going back to school this fall.

I'm also planning on buying a newer used laptop.

My school is now getting modern and will have wifi access around campus.

Never done any wireless networking, so I don't know if there is anything I should be aware of.

Should a PIII 500 be fine for having a wifi card?

What OS's support it?

 

[ExCyber]

Should a PIII 500 be fine for having a wifi card?

Should be.

What OS's support it?

This depends heavily on your wireless adapter. Some will run on lots of operating systems, some are only supported on XP/2K, etc. Check the box. And under no circumstances assume that a particular brand/model without official support will work with Linux/BSD/BeOS/etc. even if it is reported working - the manufacturers have a habit of completely changing the design while keeping the same model number.

 

[racketboy]

but 2K should be ok for the most part?

 

[ExCyber]

For the most part, 2K should be supported, but I'd still caution against making assumptions. The wi-fi market is quite messy.