[Malvern] Fw: [Nottingham] Wireless network card for Linux?

[GEOFF BAGLEY]

Some of the lads were talking about Wireless network cards at my place.
This may be of interest.  I found it on the Nottingham list.

Geoff

----- Original Message -----
From: "Stephen Hodgson" <S.Hodgson-03 at student.lboro.ac.uk>
To: <nottingham at mailman.lug.org.uk>
Sent: Saturday, May 22, 2004 2:38 PM
Subject: Re: [Nottingham] Wireless network card for Linux?


> David Aldred <nr at familyaldred.org.uk> wrote:
> > Anyone know where I can get a wireless network PCMCIA card for a laptop,
> > supported by Linux?
> >
> > The references I can find on-line don't tie up with the stock lists of
> > any local retailers!
>
> The Prism wireless chipset is the most well-supported wireless chipset
> under Linux.  The 2.6.5 kernel includes support for the Prism wireless
> chipset and the Prism drivers (available from prism54.org) are
> straightforward to use with earlier kernels.  The Prism drivers are
> completely GPLed and undoubtedly offer the best wireless experience
> under Linux.
>
> NdisWrapper [ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net] allows for the use of most
> Windows binary-only wireless chipset drivers under Linux but using
> Windows binaries with the NdisWrapper is far from an ideal solution and
> you'd probably be much better off going for the native support of the
> Prism chipset.
>
> You'll also find support for Atheros-based wireless devices courtesy of
> the MADWiFi project [sourceforge.net/projects/madwifi/].  I'm informed
> that MADWiFi drivers work incredibly well in Linux but I have no
> personal experience with them.
>
> If you want a good quality Prism-based PCMCIA card I recommend Netgear's
> WG511 Cardbus device
> [kbserver.netgear.com/products_automatic/WG511.asp].  It's an 802.11g
> device with a good internal antenna and excellent Linux support and
> you'll be able to pick it up for between £30 and £40.
>
> Stephen Hodgson
>
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