[SlugBug] Which (do any??) PCI wirless card has good support in Linux?

[Alan Dawson]

Quoting Chris <chris at slugbug.org.uk>:

> Hi
> 
> I have spent some time browsing the cheap PCI wirless cards on
> ebuyer looking for "this works in linux" comments but haven't
> managed to work out if any are -- does somone have a card they can
> recomend that will just work...
> 

Netgear MA311 GE  is an 11b  PRISM2.5  based wifi card.. lots of support with
hostap.  .. up the firmware to whatever is the latest (1.7..?) 


Though the atheros based madwifi stuff is suppoes to be ok now

http://www.mattfoster.clara.co.uk/madwifi-faq.htm

http://madwifiwiki.thewebhost.de/wiki/MasterMode

And a list of cards and experiences with them

http://madwifiwiki.thewebhost.de/wiki/WifiCards



I've never tried one though ;-)

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