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* Re: [gentoo-user] Which wireless cardbus?
  @ 2007-02-19  6:08 99% ` Ali Polatel
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From: Ali Polatel @ 2007-02-19  6:08 UTC (permalink / raw
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* Mick (michaelkintzios@gmail.com) wrote:
> This must be one of the more often repeated Qs on many forums.  I am trying to 
> find out which WiFi cardbus to buy for my laptop.  I didn't have much joy 
> with a Belkin and would like to get a card which has a chipset that is 
> supported well in Linux.
> 
> Which chipsets have the more mature drivers?  Is there a list somewhere which 
> is kept up to date - a lot of what I found in Google is of historical 
> importance only.

 Atheros is the best supported chipset -- through madwifi-ng drivers -- afaik,
I have a D-Link card with an atheros chipset and I never had any problems.
 Here is a nice site with a list of supported cards:
 http://linux-wless.passys.nl/
 dunno if it's uptodate though

> Your insight on this would be much appreciated.  :)



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