Colin wrote: > > On Jul 24, 2005, at 2:54 AM, Greg Bur wrote: > >> On 7/23/05, Ian K <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> Hi there, >>> I have an older laptop that I want to add to my network, >>> (its a 802.11B one) and I was wondering what brands/models >>> would work the best under Linux. Im fairly flexible, and would >>> really not like to tinker with too many drivers. Any good ideas? >>> Thanks! >>> >> >> I've always had good luck with cards that use the Orinoco chipset and >> the only time I've had to tinder with drivers was when I wanted to get >> Kismet working with the card. You should be able to pick one up for >> under $50. Check out http://www.proxim.com or >> http://www.buffalotech.com for more details. > > > Just remember, if the laptop isn't going too far, a good length of Ye > Olde Cat5e is a much cheaper solution. That being said... > > > Yeah, I picked up a great Orinoco (branded as Enterasys) at > Rokland.com last month for roughly $50. Atheros chipset, 802.11a/ > SuperA/b/b+/g/SuperG... very nice. It works in Windows (with the > driver CD), Mac OS X (with the shareware OrangeWare driver--totally > worth the $15 shareware fee) and, naturally, Linux (with MADWIFI). > It picks up Channels 1 through 14, and can put out up to 100 mW of > power (40 mW on A networks). > > There's no antenna jack, though, but I hear most PCMCIA Orinocoes can > be modded to include some kind of external jack; I'm not that > desperate for power, but with dial-up at home, I might do that mod > and build a yagi antenna, get in my car, and... well, you get the > idea. :-) > > Still haven't had any luck with KisMAC (the OS X port of Kismet), > though. It finds my card but doesn't detect my wireless network... > I'll figure it out eventually. > -- > Colin
My other laptop has a nice atheros wireless card, very painless to set up. I dont know what chipsets are on what cards, so perhaps you could give me a model name and brand? I really just want to be able to goto futureshop and pick one up.. :) Thank you for understanding my dumbness. :) Ian
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