[wellylug] wlan adapter recommendations

[Jethro Carr]

On Mon, 2004-11-15 at 16:24, Andrew Tarr wrote:
> Hi, chaps. 
> 
> I was wondering whether anyone can recommend a good wifi card for
> linux.  In particular, does anyone have any comment on the card
> available in Dick Smith's, which appears to do 802.11 a/b/g , claims
> to support linux 2.4 and 2.6 (but only in something called
> 'infrastructure mode') and is priced at $124 or so, which strikes me
> as very reasonable?

to people woundering,


here's the link:
http://www.dse.co.nz/cgi-bin/dse.storefront/4198239905c28d84273fc0a87f990746/Product/View/XH6828

I've also looked at this card - if it works with the kernel drivers,
it's a great deal.

Andrew, if you can't find out, I would buy it and try it.
If it doesn't work, take it back under the '14-days no questions asked
return'. If they do ask, tell them the product is incompadible with your
system.



> 
> I was also wondering whether there's any way of using CafeNet without
> a credit card, as I don't have one. 
> 
> I have just moved to Wellington from Christchurch, and I could do with
> something better than internet cafes - i.e. somewhere where I can plug
> in my own laptop - while I look for somewhere to live.  I was up here
> for the install fest, some of you might remember me from that. 
> 
> Andrew. 
> 
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-- Jethro

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