Ben: I'm guessing you have already picked up something -- you did mention today. However, you have stated 'just works' several times, but I don't know if anybody has asked what 'just works' means. Are you needing it just as a plug n' play type of deal, or for doing more complicated things like creating additional access points, or packet injection?
That said, I have to admit I'm surprised you are having such trouble with your Atheros based card. I have always preferred to purchase this chipset, however I always have downloaded the madwifi source instead of using the restricted drivers that Ubuntu provides. You may also want to check out one of the Orinoco cards, they generally seem to be very compatible with Linux. I've also had experience with a generic wifi usb dongle that I picked up in Taiwan that used the rt2500 driver; it seemed to work most of the time. Either way, I hope your wifi quest is a success. Regards, Kelvin On Tue, 2008-09-02 at 10:08 +1000, Ben wrote: > I need to buy a PCI or USB WiFi card that works with Ubuntu, and will _keep > working_. I just can't seem to find anything concrete - maybe a market > opening I should be exploiting? > > Anyway I'd like to pick it up somewhere in Sydney today (preferrably > somewhere near one of the stops on the North Shore Line between the CBD and > Hornsby, but I'll ultimately go anywhere that has one). > > Would be nice if it was at least 802.11g, but I don't really care. > > Thanks, > > Ben -- Kelvin Nicholson Voice: +886 9 52152 336 Voice: +1 503 715 5535 GPG Keyid: 289090AC Data: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype: yj_kelvin Site: http://www.kelvinism.com -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
