[NBLUG/talk] 802.11 USB adapters

[Cameron Tully-Smith]

Thanks; looks like the Hawking is what I need!

On 6/1/08, Robert Brown <brown at sonic.net> wrote:
>
> Cameron Tully-Smith wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> I'm looking to connect an older (USB 1.1, Athlon-based) PC to my home WLAN
> via a USB wireless adapter.  Any recommendations for an adapter that is
> currently for sale/commonplace (and, of course, cheap) and works well with
> SuSE, Ubuntu, Fedora, etc. (and ideally also with Windows in case it's
> needed)?
>
> I'd ideally like it to support at least 802.11g (the current network is
> 802.11g, so it would need to work well on an 802.11g network).
>
> I just bought one of these of the shelf USB Wireless Stick<http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8454638&productCategoryId=abcat0503007&type=product&tab=1&id=1184369369644#productdetail>at best buy.  It worked out of the box on my Fedora 8 install, and has the
> bonus of a removable antennae so I built a home made antenna to go with it.<http://www.seattlewireless.net/CookieCantenna>
>
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