Re: wireless adapter recommendation
Chris Lale <chrislale@untrammelled.co.uk> writes:
> Default User wrote:
> > Would anyone please recommend a suitable wireless adapter for these
> > conditons:
> [...]
> > 3) Should work "out of the box", with out having to try to learn how to
> > recompile the kernel or insert modules or ndiswrapper, etc.
>
> It's so simple these days [1]. Eg to install the Ralink 2500 driver:
>
> 1. Build the driver (from the command line as user root):
>
> # aptitude install rt2500-source module-assistant
> # m-a prepare
> # m-a a-i rt2500-source
>
> 2. install the driver:
> # modprobe rt2500
I had the same experience with a TD-Link WN510G. I'd never used
module-assistant before, but it worked as smoothly as can be. The
card uses the madwifi module for which there is an iformative web
page.
http://madwifi.org/
--
Hugh Lawson
hlawson@triad.rr.com
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