On Tue, 09 Jan 2007 17:11:41 -0600 John C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > celejar wrote: > > On 1/9/07, John C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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 > > > > 1) This [0] is an unbeatable resource. > > 2) Madwifi [1] is terrific code, albeit unfree (it's in Debian > > non-free). Cards that claim support for 108 Mbps probably use Atheros > > chips that are supported by Madwifi, since 108 is a proprietary > > Atheros extension to the 802.11g standard (you don't have to enable > > 108 [Turbo], of course]. I believe something similar holds for 125 > > Mbps and Broadcom chipsets. > > > > Celejar > > > > [0] http://linux-wless.passys.nl/ > > [1] madwifi.org > > > > > Thanks everyone for the responses. > > It doesn't look like anything wireless works right out-of-the-box > with Linux - at least not yet. But the link above looks like a > good resource. >
I use a msi, pci ralink based card. It works fine. There is a free driver, not in the kernel, experimental, but works for me in ad-hoc mode, didn't try master mode. There is a debian package for the serialmonkey driver http://rt2x00.serialmonkey.com aptitude search ~dralink I have a usb card based on ralink (from level 1) but that either locks the machine or doesn't work. A safer approach is probably to get a wireless router so there is no software problem, but you still need support for each of the wireless machines. > I think I'll go shopping now. > > John > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
