Want to help a noob?
Forum: Networking
Topic: Want to help a noob?
started by: ekrabs
Posted by ekrabs on Feb. 03 2007,23:37
Hey guys, I'm new here. First of all, I want to thank and congratulate the people involved in the DSL project. Did you know that your the first linux distro in nearly a dozen that worked flawlessly for my old PC? Amazing! Please keep up the good work.But now, I'm thinking about adding a wireless network card to it. Which one do you recommend?
I've checked the wiki and the sticky thread here, but couldn't find any models that are being sold today in, say, Best Buy.
I know. I know. I'm a n00b. So, which ones will work best with little or no configuration?
Posted by ^thehatsrule^ on Feb. 04 2007,03:35
Those with prism 2.0 chipsets seem to be the ones that everyone favors since they work out of the box.I think others have also used the madwifi extension to use Atheros based chipsets.
Not sure about others, but if some don't have available/working native drivers, ndiswrapper is an alternate choice (but native is always better).
However, I am no expert on wifi topics, so I hope you don't base your judgement on just mine :P
Posted by ekrabs on Feb. 05 2007,00:04
Thank you for your response!So, if I can find a wireless card based on the prism 2.0 chipset, it should work right out of the box? Because, right of the box is exactly what I am looking for.
Any popular (and easy to find) brands that use that chipset? I realize that the answer is more complicated than what I am asking, but again, I thank you guys for your patience on this.
Posted by torp on Feb. 05 2007,01:12
i'm using an AT&T plug&share card i bought on ebay. methinks i paid $10. works great, no special config needed.torp
Posted by snee on Feb. 06 2007,12:14
using ndiswrapper and the files from linuxant, the US Robotics USR5410 card works fine< USR5410 Driver files >
Not managed to get my 3Com 3CRSHWP196 working yet...
Posted by theycallmebruce on Feb. 12 2007,02:04
I second snee's comment on DSL being the only one of many that I tried that installed and worked "out of the box" on and old PC. And it's compact and fast!To torp, thehatsrule, and ekrabs: did any of you get your cards working with WPA??