On Tue, 2007-01-09 at 10:18 -0600, 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. i purchased (iirc) an 802.11b internal pci card from this webpage [0] some years ago. i currently use the hostap driver and userspace utils with it, so i have some inclination to believe them when they say their products are "linux compatible". [0] http://www.allnet-usa.com/html/shop.php?kat=WiFi +54Mbit&PHPSESSID=72d7cdc9b67a914cc92db6a06a8a28ab -- Matt Zagrabelny - mzagrabe@d.umn.edu - (218) 726 8844 University of Minnesota Duluth Information Technology Systems & Services PGP key 1024D/84E22DA2 2005-11-07 Fingerprint: 78F9 18B3 EF58 56F5 FC85 C5CA 53E7 887F 84E2 2DA2 He is not a fool who gives up what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose. -Jim Elliot
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