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Old 12-19-2004   #1 (permalink)
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MadWifi vs. Prism54
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I have an orinoco classic gold, and I was looking to buy another card with g support for linux. At work, (Best Buy) I can get a few wireless cards for pretty cheap, and which one I pick will depend on drivers. Is there more support/updates/features in MadWifi than Prism54 or vice versa? I mostly use kismet and driftnet if that makes any difference. Any feedback is appreciated.

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i don't want to rush anyone, but if i can pick this up before i leave work @ 3.30 CST, i'd be forever grateful.

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I personally would go with the Atheros. The support isn't good with NS, but I like the madwifi drivers better. If you are going to use NS a lot, I would go with the prism set, because kismet will work too. If you get an atheros card, you can always get an Orinoco classic for NS. I don't really see any problem with either.
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Provided you can get both the madwifi driver and wlan_ng (I think thats the one that supports prism54) working, I think there isn't a clearly better card. I would do some research on the cards you are looking at and see if one has a higher transmit power or recieve sensitivity. If thier both the same I'd go with the cheaper one.
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Provided you can get both the madwifi driver and wlan_ng (I think thats the one that supports prism54) working, I think there isn't a clearly better card. I would do some research on the cards you are looking at and see if one has a higher transmit power or recieve sensitivity. If thier both the same I'd go with the cheaper one.
The drivers from www.prism54.org do support monitor mode.
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well, i bought the atheros. it's one of the d-link xtreme-g variety. we'll see if it was the right choice! thanx guys
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The drivers from www.prism54.org do support monitor mode.
D'oh! Yea, my bad.
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