Re: WLAN adapter recommendations?

[Jeff Largent <jlargent@imagelinks.com>]

Here is the list of supported wlan hardware.

http://www.linux-wlan.org/docs/wlan_adapters.html5.html



Benjamin Walkenhorst wrote:
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> Hello everybody,
> 
> I finally talked my parents into getting DSL. =) However, it looks pretty 
> much like the DSL modem is going to reside in the basement of our house to 
> provide internet access to me (my computer is located in the 2nd story of the 
> house) and my father (whose machine is in the first story). 
> Since we are not willing to put cables all over the house, we are thinking of 
> getting a hardware-router/firewall (no, we do *not* have a spare 486-machine 
> standing around...) with WLAN. In Germany - where I live - these thingies are 
> getting very popular, and they mostly come with WLAN-adapters that connect to 
> USB. (Well, I assume it's "real" WLAN, not some proprietary protocol.)
> I do however strongly assume these thingies don't work with Linux too well. 
> So I consider getting a "regular" WLAN-adapter (PCI/ISA). And I want to make 
> sure it works fine with Linux (and, if possible, Free/NetBSD, as well). 
> So I'm asking you if you can recommend any WLAN-adapters, preferrably based 
> on your own experience. 
> 
> Any comments will be appreciated, thanks in advance and kind regards,
> 
> Benjamin Walkenhorst
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