Jan
13
2006

Going Wireless

(Add / View Comments) (0)Friday, January 13, 2006 - 09:02:35 pm
(Posted Under: Geek)
Technology is great. It's a Friday night, I'm sitting in the backyard, listening to Marc & Thomas, and blogging, it's pretty sweet!

Last Saturday I picked a a Linksys wireless router. I kinda thought I could hold off, but am definately glad I just went ahead and brought it. It kinda amazes me that a computer that isn't connected is - well - just a computer. It's kinda hard to get excited about a computer that isn't connected to the internet, or at least to the local network. 15 years ago computers were cool. Today, when you're not connected, it's pretty boring. Hence, a laptop isn't too exciting without wireless. I must say, it is the shit. I sat out here last Saturday night, which is really nice.

The router itself was a bitch to setup. I just wanted to unpack it and have it work. Which I'm sure I could have done, if it wasn't designed to be configurable by dummies out of the box. [smile] I actually heeded the stickers on the CD and over the LAN ports, and ran the CD before plugging anything it on. Stoopid wizard, stepping through each step. Basically I wanted wireless access to my LAN. The thing has 4 wired ports, and then for 'internet'. [smile] I figured I'd connect my wired switch up to the internet port (since my internet is out of the switch, and down to my Linux server). The wizard didn't like it at all, not being able to 'find the internet'. Whatever! After wasting half an hour, I decided to go on a search for the web interface. Surely you dont have to use this stupid wizard. Luckily not. I had the thiing configured through that in about 2.5 seconds. Vendors need to quit making hardware configurable for dummies, because it makes it impossible for someone with a clue to configure. The industry aiming hardware to the average Joe is the bain of my existance I tell you! [wink]

Aside losing half an hour of my life in configuring the thing, I'm quite happy with it. I was dubious about the reception I was going to get outside, however it's really good reception sitting outside with the router up in my room, through countless doors and walls. Pretty sweet. And it's pretty friggin' awesome not having to move to spark up a cigarette. The sweet life, I tell you what.
Now Playing: Marc Norman & Thomas Laufenberg - Same Sad Story (Acoustic - Yucca Tap Room, 04/27/2005)

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