[GLLUG] Great Cheap wireless PCI!

[Eduardo Cesconetto]

I'd add to Charles's quote that the Netgear WG511T Made in Taiwan   
works flawlessly out-of-the-box with all the distros I tried, but the  
made in China version it very problematic.
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Eduardo

On May 19, 2006, at 5:23 PM, Charles Ulrich wrote:

> Benjamin Cathey wrote:
>> Well - the results are in!  The TrendNet TEW-443PI is a great
>> solution for linux!  I have tried it with Knoppix and am currently
>> using it with a Kiosk Boot CD which is based on Morphix.  All you
>> need is madwifi (as it is an atheros card.)  Worked for me out of the
>> box and it was only 25 dollars from buy.com
>> They make a PCMCIA model of the same car (I believe is is the 441 but
>> am not sure.)  I may try that on my laptop.
>> Just thought everyone would like to know.
>
> Great to hear! I'll probably be buying one for myself next week.  
> Let us know if you get the chance to try the 411. Right now the  
> Linux-supported wifi card that I've been recommending is the  
> Netgear WG511T which works very well and is available in most  
> computer retail stores, but costs $70 if you don't catch it on  
> sale. It would be nice to be able to recommend something cheaper to  
> those who don't mind waiting for it to arrive in the mail.
>
> -- 
> Charles Ulrich
> Ideal Solution, LLC -- http://www.idealso.com
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