[NTLUG:Discuss] Wireless LAN card (PCI ) suggestions

[Johnny Cybermyth]

Thanks for everyone's input and links!

I did my research and decided to go with a Netgear WG311T.  I have it 
working great with my computer running Ubuntu 5.04, however there was a 
little tweaking required.  I'd say that it was not "Barnum and Bailey 
style workarounds", just tweaking.

I learned not to trust the Ubuntu Universe for packages.  It is an ok 
starting point, but the version of madwifi that they offer in the 
community repositories is very old and didn't support this card.

Thankfully, the Ubuntu wiki is such a good resource.  Someone wrote some 
excellent instructions that got me up and running very quickly.  I think 
that this is the one of the largest assets of the Ubuntu distribution. 
Most posts tend to assume only a modest familiarity with GNU/Linux when 
addressing issues and giving instructions, so it is newbie friendly.

Cybermyth out.

Stuart Johnston wrote:
> Johnny Cybermyth wrote:
> 
>> I have a desktop system running Ubuntu 5.04 and will need a wireless 
>> LAN card.  I'm getting a wireless router/AP/gateway thing from SBC and 
>> will need to go get a good PCI card that will work well in Ubuntu.  
>> Any suggestions?  Are there any considerations on the wireless AP side 
>> that I should know about with regard to GNU/Linux?
> 
> 
> A few more useful links from my research.
> 
> http://linux-wless.passys.nl/
> http://users.linpro.no/janl/hardware/wifi.html
> http://support.dlink.com/faq/view.asp?prod_id=357&question=General%20Wireless 
> 
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16833127118
> 
> 
> -Stuart Johnston
> stu42j at jabber.org
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