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Recommendations for wi-fi card laptop linux

Post by bash_dude » Mon Nov 07, 2005 9:25 pm

I have a Dell Latitude C600 (1GHz) and I would like to know any recommendations for a wireless (802.11g) PCMCIA card. I'm running Ubuntu Linux 5.10, kernel version 2.6.12.

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Post by Tsuroerusu » Tue Nov 08, 2005 12:50 am

Check this list out: http://madwifi.org/wiki/Compatibility

I recommend the Atheros chipset, good for cracking your neighbours WiFi for some extra torrent sessions (For downloading stuff like Diggnation and of course new Linux distros).
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Post by bash_dude » Wed Nov 09, 2005 5:23 pm

I'm going with the D-Link AirPlus Xtreme G 802.11g Wireless Card (Model: DWL-G650)
which has the Atheros chipset. It's supported under MadWiFi, Linux-wlan-ng drivers and the ndis-wrappers. And I also hear that its supported under Ubuntu "right out of the box". So... it looks safe to try.
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Post by Tsuroerusu » Wed Nov 09, 2005 8:43 pm

bash_dude wrote:I'm going with the D-Link AirPlus Xtreme G 802.11g Wireless Card (Model: DWL-G650)
which has the Atheros chipset. It's supported under MadWiFi, Linux-wlan-ng drivers and the ndis-wrappers. And I also hear that its supported under Ubuntu "right out of the box". So... it looks safe to try.
Yeah I was going to say that I've actually tested that card myself, a friend of mine has it, great card!
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