On 11/4/05, Ross Werner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So I've decided to get a wireless PCI card for my desktop machine at home > so my laptop can connect to it wirelessly, either in ad-hoc mode, or > preferably using HostAP mode to turn my desktop machine into a Linux > Wireless Access Point. > > Unfortunately, I've been having no luck whatsoever finding a wireless PCI > card that for-sure plays nicely with Linux. From what I've been able to > find, the Intersil/Prism cards are the only ones that do HostAP for sure. > > Does anyone have suggestions as to what wireless PCI cards to buy that > play nicely with Linux, and perhaps even links where I can buy them? > > Thanks in advance, > Ross > > /* > PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net > Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug > Don't fear the penguin. > */ >
For your situation (no access point) - why not just buy an access point and stick it next to your computer? It will be as cheap as the PCI card, easier to configure, and more versatile. /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
