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wifi card question
Im going to be getting an hp dv9610us laptop today and i know it has the built in wifi but I had a few questions about some cards. First of im going to get an external WD drive to put linux on (knoppix and/or FC6 and/or BackTrack2) Now i know about the orinoco cards and anything with a proxim based chipset is a good road to go for support but here is my question.
1) What seems to be the most widely used and supported card and incase I decide to build an antana or a "cantana" do any of the most widely used and supported cards have the connector already on it?(I dont recall the name of that connector, "N" maybe?) Thank you all for the help |
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Psychic Amish Stumbler
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The most widely used and supported card would be the one that's mentioned in the documentation supplied with NS.
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Chose the card based on the software you want to use. Read the documentation for that software to find out what card they recommend. Research the card to find out what options & connections are standard.
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When I was your age, television was called books. And this is a special book. It was the book my father used to read to me when I was sick, and I used to read it to your father. And today, I'm gonna read it to you. Rompipalle della Chiesa del WiFi SHAMELESS PLUG! "Are you trying to irritate my colon ? Because if you are, I'll shit all over you in such a way you'll end up in a sanatorium, never to be heard from again." --Dutch Last edited by fregniacciaro : 05-28-2007 at 09:22 AM. |
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03-06-2007
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Its been a while i thought it was proxim based I could be wrong. I think that proxim is who owns the orinoco line of cards now. Speaking of cards I was just thinking, since 802.11 N is out now is there such a thing like the orinoco gold card that supports b,g, and N ?
Im sorry I just saw now...its not proxim based its prism based cards DUH on me |
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Well I am still pretty new to this though I have been learning a bit of stuff in school. (im going to school for my associates in networking) Anyway what are some good cards that do have the antena connector on them and where can they be had?
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You are going about it the wrong way. You first define the task you want the card to accomplish. Then you research what software can accomplish the task. Then you research what card(s) that software supports. Then you purchase that card from a vendor found online, or order it from a local IT hardware supplier. Most if not all of the guys here who do WiFi related work for a living, carry several cards. And a large percentage of those who do this as a hobby, also carry several cards, and use one or another of them, depending on the program they are running. Dutch
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Well Im sure I will have more then one card. Im just trying to see my options though I will still go about finding a good card based on what it is I want to do and the software I will be using. Im just seeing whats out there and not sure where to obtain a card that actualy has a connector on it where as "normal" cards can be had pretty much anywhere.
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When I was your age, television was called books. And this is a special book. It was the book my father used to read to me when I was sick, and I used to read it to your father. And today, I'm gonna read it to you. Rompipalle della Chiesa del WiFi SHAMELESS PLUG! "Are you trying to irritate my colon ? Because if you are, I'll shit all over you in such a way you'll end up in a sanatorium, never to be heard from again." --Dutch |
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