From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from c60.cesmail.net ([216.154.195.49]:43096 "EHLO c60.cesmail.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S935096AbYBNBM2 (ORCPT ); Wed, 13 Feb 2008 20:12:28 -0500 Subject: Re: Suggestions for USB Wi-Fi device From: Pavel Roskin To: Larry Finger Cc: wireless In-Reply-To: <47B37DEF.3080107@lwfinger.net> References: <47B37DEF.3080107@lwfinger.net> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2008 20:12:25 -0500 Message-Id: <1202951545.8941.53.camel@dv> (sfid-20080214_011245_312353_4E88B3F7) Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Wed, 2008-02-13 at 16:31 -0700, Larry Finger wrote: > The motherboard on my notebook has failed so that my BCM9311 can no longer be accessed. The machine > is under warranty, but I will be moving around for the next two months and it will not be repaired > until April. In the interim, I am thinking about acquiring a USB wi-fi device. If you are using such > a device and it works out-of-the-box on Linux, please send me the make and model. If this model > comes with different chips, please tell me what I need. Look for Level One WNC-0301USB. There are several revisions, but I checked the Windows drivers, and all appear to have corresponding Linux drivers: rt73usb, rt2500usb, rtl8187 and zd1211rw. My device is revision v3. It's supported by rt73usb driver and works in Fedora 8 out-of-box (at least with their updated current kernel). -- Regards, Pavel Roskin