On Wed, Sep 3, 2008 at 12:39 PM, Ben <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ok I have ordered three options to see how they go: > > * Edimax EW-7128G PCI card (rt61 based) > * TP-Link TL-WN550G PCI card (Atheros based) > * TP-Link TL-WN321G USB card (rt73 based)
I'll just report back in. All three worked instantly for Hardy. The USB one worked the moment it was plugged in, no restart required. The Atheros based one required restricted drivers, but these were loaded automatically. The original machine in question is having kernel panics, but I'm going to put that down to the motherboard as I doubt it is the wifi card (it has the Edimax in it, but I'll swapping it along with the motherboard, just in case). For anyone who's looking for a card/dongle: * The Edimax came from Warcom on Denise Fernandez's recommendation. It has an antenna on a cable and mentions Linux on the box :-) * Both the TP-Link cards came from Deals Direct (which means they are not around indefinitely), but I have since seen them at mwave.com.au as well. The PCI card has a regular antenna but it is detachable/swappable. Ben > If they fail to give the desired result, then I can get one of the > expensive D-Link extended range options. They seem to stick with the > same (Atheros based) chipset and should work well, although > occasionally involve some fiddling. > > It might be time I learned ddwrt. > > Ben > > On Tue, Sep 2, 2008 at 6:09 PM, Denise Fernandez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I was looking for the same thing not so long ago, had issues with my >> existing wireless card after changing Ubuntu versions (worked fine with >> everything up to Edgy but nothing after..). I came across the Edimax >> EW-7128G 802.11g PCI card. It's been great so far. I got it from >> http://www.warcom.com.au/shop/flypage/networking/Wireless-Networking/Wireless-Adapters/2451 >> >> Denise >> >> >> 2008/9/2 Masood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >>> Marty >>> >>> Thanks for the info. The bug report rules out WL-167G as a "just works" >>> solution. >>> >>> Regards, >>> Masood >>> >>> On Tue, Sep 2, 2008 at 4:30 PM, Martin Barry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>> > $quoted_author = "Masood" ; >>> > > >>> > > ASUS WL-167G appears to be supported by rt2500 kernel module (I checked >>> > > 2.6.26). Also, it seems it's the only one with Linux support >>> specifically >>> > > mentioned on manufacturer's website. But I haven't used it so if you >>> > really >>> > > have to go USB, you can give it a try.* >>> > >>> > Be wary of anything using the rt2500 kernel module in Ubuntu. >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24/+bug/190515 >>> > >>> > And it doesn't appear to be resolved in the Intrepid Alphas... :-/ >>> > >>> > cheers >>> > Marty >>> > -- >>> > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ >>> > Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html >>> > >>> -- >>> SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ >>> Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html >>> >> -- >> SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ >> Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html >> > -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
