Actually I seem to have encountered more shit belikin adapters than anybody else I know. <br><br>There are two particularly good (and painful) examples of this. 1 they produced a usb .11b stick that was 'guaranteed' to work with linux. Shame that they then changed the chipset (to one that will never work with linux) but not the model number so I was effectively palmed for 30quid.
<br><br>2. My friend bought a particularly popular belkin router from PcWorld. Not only did it later transpire that it had been discontinued by some 6 months, the Transceiver functionality died within 12 weeks. Perhaps if you actually keep receipts (my friend doesn't) and enjoy shouting at the poor sods in PCWorld, this would not be so bad but I reckon for the price differentials, there are better ways of keeping the world afloat....
<br><br>Intel chips are, I believe, reasonably compatible with linux. However, for network stability they also suck. Again, I have encountered several systems where the weak link has boiled down to inferior technology. Unlike 10/100mbps wired ethernet, cheaper routers will really bottleneck a system. <4 ping packets sound familiar?
<br><br>The only chipset manufacturer that I have not heard a bad word about in wifi terms is Atheros. Go do a google and gasp at the price differential. They are worth every penny of it.<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">
On 10/4/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">Kevanf1</b> <<a href="mailto:kevanf1@gmail.com">kevanf1@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
On 04/10/06, leo sandhu <<a href="mailto:leosandhu@gmail.com">leosandhu@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>> Am I correct in thinking that you want this for use in a school? Any chance<br>> of photos demonstrating style and materials of the construction?
<br>><br>> 1. Different wireless chipsets have variable levels of performance and *nix<br>> compatibility. In this country, good ones are extortionately expensive but<br>> I know a few EU/Chinese suppliers who can help for bulk. Stay away from
<br>> Belkin, Intel.....<br>><br><br>Why Belkin? The guy who runs <a href="http://openforeveryone.co.uk">http://openforeveryone.co.uk</a> sells<br>Belkin because they are guaranteed to work with Linux (later kernels).
<br> He's also a member of the Staffs LUG so I can ask about any problems.<br><br>Intel I have also heard work quite well.<br><br>--<br>==============================================<br>I am only human, please forgive me if I make a mistake it is not deliberate.
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