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[ILUG] Need a suggestion about WI-FI USB Stick

[ILUG] Need a suggestion about WI-FI USB Stick

Pete McEvoy pete at yerma.org
Thu Dec 7 16:04:39 GMT 2006


On Thu, Dec 07, 2006 at 03:13:56PM +0000, Justin Mason wrote:
> > > and Peats,but not sure which one it's
> > > working perfect with Linux?
> > 
> > Ralink chipsets get my preference, they are open and work nicely. Now
> > D-LINK sells one, depending on the revision you get :
> > http://anirudhs.chaosnet.org/blog/2005.10.23.html
> > 
> > Several other brands resell Ralink chips but I don't have more
> > specifics (c-net used to but that's PCI now, not USB). You might want
> > to take a look at the official page on supported hardware :
> > http://rt2x00.serialmonkey.com
> 
> If anyone finds a local vendor --
> How much?
> Do they support 802.11g?

The local computer shop in Belfast, Mplex, sells edimax
(http://www.edimax.co.uk/) usb wireless cards that use ralink, £15 each,
supports G and works fine in linux/osx/windows.


-- 
Pete



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