On Tue, Jan 09, 2007 at 08:16:45AM -0500, Roby wrote: > John C wrote: > > > Hi folks, > > > > I'm in the process of changing my home network from wired to > > wireless and am trying to find a card for a desktop that will > > work effortlessly with etch/sid. > > > > Preferably one whose drivers are already available as part of > > debian. > > > > So far I've not done well and purchased one that did not work. It > > turned out to have a Marvel Technology chip that is unusable > > (education can be expensive). > > > > What I'm looking for is a wireless adapter that will work with a > > 802.11g 54Mbps router. I'd prefer an internal PCI card, but an > > external USB would also be fine. > > > > Any and all suggestions would be welcome before I go shopping again. > > > > Thanks. > > John > Manufacturers have no hesitation about changing chips without changing > the model number. In a one-O/S world, this is fine ... as long as they > make a matching driver available. Since we're using that other O/S, > it's not not fine. It's a giant pain. > > I fell back to only buying unknown stuff like this locally from a store > that will take it back without a restocking fee. A little awkward, but > avoids having yet another useless bit of hardware around. i try and shop the local little computer store for just this reason. They'l take returns *and* they have a huge stock of old parts scavenged from old boxes. These older parts are fully functional, but because they're older, my success ratio on support is much higher. just picked up 3 D-Link 1000Base-T ethernet cards for $4.00 each. and they just worked cause they're probably 2-3 years old thus kernel support was there. cheers A
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