[Cialug] Wireless Adapter

[Dave J. Hala Jr.]

I'm wondering if using a USB wifi adapter with Linux would solve your
problem.  Anyone using one?

Last time I had an ethernet driver problem on a laptop with an internal
nic, I switched to a usb ethernet adapter.  I'm wondering if this would
apply to a usb wifi adapter also. (maybe it would work with the 2.6
kernel?) 

The netgear wg111 is on the list of USB devices support by the kernel.
Here's the url:

http://www.linux-usb.org/usb.ids

It might work, I've got one here that works really well on the wife's
laptop (XP), but I haven't had a chance to try it out on Linux... My
only complaint is that it sticks out of the usb port like a big zit. 
When I knocked the laptop of the stand, it got bent, but it still works.
Of course, you're not supposed to do that right?

:) Dave

On Tue, 2005-08-09 at 09:54, Kevin C. Smith wrote:
> Any suggestions on Wireless Adapters?
> 
> I've recently used the Linksys Wireless-G USB Adapter WUSB54G, but I'm
> not happy with it. The first two I've installed died within a year.
> 
> I'm thinking of going with a PCI version with an antenna that is not fixed.
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