[NTLUG:Discuss] Re: Discuss Digest, Vol 18, Issue 22

[JD]

>Subject: Re: [NTLUG:Discuss] RE: Wireless Home Network
>
>--- Courtney Grimland <courtney at grimland.net> wrote:
> > Hanna, Mark wrote:
>
>I've had good luck with the Dlink Atheros card
>(DWL-G650). The Linux module build wasn't too
>problematic and the card has a pretty good antenna. It
>worked well on a wifi LAN that had given me no end of
>fits.
>
>However, it is not a bargain bin card.

For ease of use under Linux ... check the following links:

   http://www.seattlewireless.net/index.cgi/HardwareComparison
      or
   http://www.linux-wlan.org/docs/wlan_adapters.html.gz

I've found that the prism chipset is very well supported.  And I now use 
only Netgear & Cisco cards in my 802.11b network.

Beware of vendors that change the radio's chipset but keep the same model 
number on the product.  I have several cards
that are useless to me - they work only under windows.  But if you get 
stuck with this ... there is hope.  Linuxant has a wrapper
that you can load on linux - and use the original windows driver ... 
http://www.linuxant.com/driverloader/

Regards,
  >>JD<<