* Re: [gentoo-user] Recommend me a good PCMCIA wireless network card
@ 2005-07-24 7:13 99% ` Colin
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From: Colin @ 2005-07-24 7:13 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-user
On Jul 24, 2005, at 2:54 AM, Greg Bur wrote:
> On 7/23/05, Ian K <omega_2_1@yahoo.ca> wrote:
>
>> Hi there,
>> I have an older laptop that I want to add to my network,
>> (its a 802.11B one) and I was wondering what brands/models
>> would work the best under Linux. Im fairly flexible, and would
>> really not like to tinker with too many drivers. Any good ideas?
>> Thanks!
>>
>
> I've always had good luck with cards that use the Orinoco chipset and
> the only time I've had to tinder with drivers was when I wanted to get
> Kismet working with the card. You should be able to pick one up for
> under $50. Check out http://www.proxim.com or
> http://www.buffalotech.com for more details.
Just remember, if the laptop isn't going too far, a good length of Ye
Olde Cat5e is a much cheaper solution. That being said...
Yeah, I picked up a great Orinoco (branded as Enterasys) at
Rokland.com last month for roughly $50. Atheros chipset, 802.11a/
SuperA/b/b+/g/SuperG... very nice. It works in Windows (with the
driver CD), Mac OS X (with the shareware OrangeWare driver--totally
worth the $15 shareware fee) and, naturally, Linux (with MADWIFI).
It picks up Channels 1 through 14, and can put out up to 100 mW of
power (40 mW on A networks).
There's no antenna jack, though, but I hear most PCMCIA Orinocoes can
be modded to include some kind of external jack; I'm not that
desperate for power, but with dial-up at home, I might do that mod
and build a yagi antenna, get in my car, and... well, you get the
idea. :-)
Still haven't had any luck with KisMAC (the OS X port of Kismet),
though. It finds my card but doesn't detect my wireless network...
I'll figure it out eventually.
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