SETTING UP AN ACCESS POINT IN THE MIDWAY AREA
and HOW ABOUT THAT NEW 802.11b PROTOCOL?
I am going to be setting up an access point in the Midway area of St. Paul 
primarily for use by folks on our block club. I'm going to try and come to the 
meeting on Tuesday. I am interested in knowing whether anyone has 
recommendations for AP hardware that is 

a)stable and robust and 
b) relatively transparent ... easy to figure out and set up. 

SeattleWireless has positive references to SMC on their site. 

Also, I am seeing some stuff on 802.11a protocol. Supposed to be faster. That's 
probably not going to matter given a cable internet connection. However, does 
anyone have any thoughts about whether this new protocol is more stable and 
robust than 802.11b? I've seen concerns raised about interoperability. My 
suspicion is that for a public site, it's better to choose a common denominator 
like 802.11b. 

I admit freely that I am not a techie ... just someone who is interested in 
making wireless access available to myself and neighbors. 

Thanks ... Patrick Sheehy