Re: [LUAU] WiFi NIC that plays nice with Linux? - Thanks for responses

2011-05-25 Thread Jeff Mings
Hi All! Thanks for the recommendations! Now I've got more research to do. :) Aloha, -Jeff On 05/24/2011 12:26 PM, Peter Besenbruch wrote: If you don't need N, the Zonet 2500P is a good one that is both cheap, and that works with weak signals. It's basically plug and play.

[LUAU] WiFi NIC that plays nice with Linux?

2011-05-24 Thread Jeff Mings
Hi All! I'm re-deploying a very plain Dell Inspiron 1100 laptop, that used run WinXP, as a Lucid Lynx box. It's to be used as a training laptop - employees use it to read training material, watch instructional videos, etc. and Ubuntu has worked out very nicely for this on another laptop

Re: [LUAU] WiFi NIC that plays nice with Linux?

2011-05-24 Thread J.K.Roby
I bought one of the little stubbie recently,it was employed on a Win7 box. I read both packages in the store and the manufacture specks were same same. I went for the stubbie,and it works great.I was worried that it had to go through two wall,but it yielded full signal strength. Not very

Re: [LUAU] WiFi NIC that plays nice with Linux?

2011-05-24 Thread Brian Chee
The stubbies in general are fine but in places like convention centers (open air but indoors and BEFORE the exhibitors trash the 2.4ghz spectrum) I've gotten perhaps 1/2 the distance of what you'd get on a full size antenna. What you really lose is antenna diversity (my experience) and the

Re: [LUAU] WiFi NIC that plays nice with Linux?

2011-05-24 Thread Peter Besenbruch
On Tue, 24 May 2011 11:38:47 -1000 Jeff Mings je...@lava.net wrote: This laptop has a built-in 10/100 ethernet NIC, and I was wondering if anyone has a strong recommendation for one of the USB WiFi NICs for a modern Linux. I.e., there are several listed on NewEgg that _should_ work,