That'll teach me for not researching!!!

bugs · 05-26-2004

Hiya Guys,

A few weeks a go I went out and bought a new Buffalo 54G wireless card and did a bit of stumbling with NS, I wanted to have a go with Kismet then began to have problems I searched on here and found that it probably wouldnt work with Linux. So im going to buy a Linux compatible card for my laptop, I know the general concensus is Buy Orinoco but im not sure if I can be doing with all the patching of drivers (I`m not to clever with Linux) so iv been looking at ones that will work straight out the box, i.e. the Compex WL54G. I have been looking in my pcworld catalogue too and theres a couple in there the SMC EZ Connect I know the 54 is ok but this is the 11 would this work ok? there are also a few other like the belkin, Netgear, 3com and Dlink ones I just wanted to check if anyone has had any problems and if it is a simple plug it in and go?

Cheers

peekitty · 05-26-2004

Check the linux-wlan list. The chipset column will give you an indication of which product works with Linux. Hint: Broadcom, and TI chipsets should be avoided entirely, though I understand they can be made to partially work with ndiswrapper. Prism2/2.5, PrismGT, and Atheros are solid choices.

mattw · 06-03-2004

Senao (Rebadged by Engenius in the US) makes Prism 2.5 based cards that are 200mw with excellent receive sensitivity. These work great with the hostap drivers under linux and are the recommended cards for doing any sort of distance links. As an added bonus, they work great for wardrivers too

They come in two models, one with 2 external MMCX connectors and no internal antenna, and another with internal antenna only.

http://metrix.net/metrix/products/radios/pcmcia

05-26-2004	#1 (permalink)
bugs Registered Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 41	That'll teach me for not researching!!! Hiya Guys, A few weeks a go I went out and bought a new Buffalo 54G wireless card and did a bit of stumbling with NS, I wanted to have a go with Kismet then began to have problems I searched on here and found that it probably wouldnt work with Linux. So im going to buy a Linux compatible card for my laptop, I know the general concensus is Buy Orinoco but im not sure if I can be doing with all the patching of drivers (I`m not to clever with Linux) so iv been looking at ones that will work straight out the box, i.e. the Compex WL54G. I have been looking in my pcworld catalogue too and theres a couple in there the SMC EZ Connect I know the 54 is ok but this is the 11 would this work ok? there are also a few other like the belkin, Netgear, 3com and Dlink ones I just wanted to check if anyone has had any problems and if it is a simple plug it in and go? Cheers Last edited by bugs : 05-26-2004 at 03:52 AM.

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mattw Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 2	Senao/Engenius Senao (Rebadged by Engenius in the US) makes Prism 2.5 based cards that are 200mw with excellent receive sensitivity. These work great with the hostap drivers under linux and are the recommended cards for doing any sort of distance links. As an added bonus, they work great for wardrivers too They come in two models, one with 2 external MMCX connectors and no internal antenna, and another with internal antenna only. http://metrix.net/metrix/products/radios/pcmcia

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05-26-2004	#2 (permalink)
peekitty Macaca Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S. Florida Posts: 1,056	Check the linux-wlan list. The chipset column will give you an indication of which product works with Linux. Hint: Broadcom, and TI chipsets should be avoided entirely, though I understand they can be made to partially work with ndiswrapper. Prism2/2.5, PrismGT, and Atheros are solid choices.