Re: 802.11g Wireless NIC for Desktop
On Thu, 10 Jun 2004, Doug MacFarlane wrote:
> I'm converting to 802.11g at my new place. What NIC do you recommend for
> my Debian Unstable (sid) desktop? I'm looking for something that I can
> install, and load the drivers via modconf and be done . . . .
i want $100B tooo and not have to pay taxes either
ez answer ... get a cisco 350 or something .. since it's supported
by the kernel or prism2 based cards
in the meantime ...
- which AP are oyu using ?? it makes a difference
( some pci/pcmcia cards will NOT talk to a competitors ap )
- are you looking to have a linux-based AP
( which distro .. full blown or mini-distro
( with wpa support or just wep
- are you wanting to use WPA instead of WEP
( you'd be severly limited for WPA )
- is 802.11g ready for primetime ??
( "try it" and see for your setup -- probably not ...
- which drivers exists for which cards ??
ndiswrapper will NOT to "Master" mode (it can't be an AP)
hostap claims to support WPA but those pci based
cards are not ez to find "locally"
- which cards a locally carried at your local pc store
( or your fav online webbie store )
- i'm using netgear wg311 ( 802.11g ) ( as an AP and as a client )
and a linksys wmp54g w/ ndiswrapper ( as another client )
- but it runs faster in 802.11b mode :-)
- wpa support just was released few days ago
- more wireless fun ( which cards and which drivers )
linux-wireless.org
c ya
alvin
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