Re: [Trisquel-users] How to get usb wifi card auto load

[chris]

Yea- your correct, but keep in mind the RTL8187B chipset is extremely old at  
this point. It hasn't been readily available on the market in years. We're  
[ThinkPenguin] probably the only place you can still readily find a USB  
adapter with it. There is nothing wrong with the chipset. In fact it's a  
great chipset. The main problem with it is its not got all the features  
AR9271 or AR7010+AR280 have (ie no master mode support, etc). But for most  
people that doesn't matter and since it works great with free software and  
isn't dependent on any non-free blobs it's the best supported adapter on the  
market. And most people still don't have an internet connection that'll even  
be able to take advantage of the speed. If I'm not mistaken most people are  
still on a measly 3-8mbps connection in the United States and the top speeds  
(readily available) are close to 25mbps. Still significant less than what a  
good G adapter can handle (provided your not too far away and other issues  
aren't factoring in). It may be an issue shortly mind you... in some places.  
***** Fiber is being deployed in a handful of areas and another major ISP has  
deployed it as well in some areas. I think the places you would be more  
likely to find that the adapter is the bottleneck are more in Europe, Japan,  
Korea, and similar. Still- I know there are lots of places in Europe that  
aren't getting anywhere near 100mbps and much closer to what the US is  
getting.