On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 11:01 AM, Steven S. Critchfield <[email protected]> wrote: > > ----- "Russ Crawford" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> What PCI wireless adapter is recommended for a desktop computer >> running >> Ubuntu 9.04? > > Depending on what you are wanting to accomplish, it is also possible > to get what are called game adapters, or wireless bridges. Benefit being > is it is a external device that can be located anywhere to get a better > signal without putting the antenna on a cord to resist the signal. Plus > it is attached via ethernet and cat5. So the current wired ethernet port > is still usable for it, or any number of much easier to configure ethernet > adapters. The wireless config is then just a web app away. > > I used a wireless bridge at one time to link to a neighbors wireless and > it was nice to be able to put the bridge over in the window but keep my > computer around the corner. > > This is what I currently have and have used. > http://www.pacificgeek.com/product.asp?c=212&s=1059&ID=108239&P=F > > looks like wireless N bridges aren't too much more expensive if you need > it as well. > > Hey if you had both you could still make them work on the one ethernet > adapter you already have. >
One small note: The older game adapters for the original xbox tend to support WEP only. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en
