[lug] cheap 802.11b for linux...

[Nate Duehr]

You want this FM for a Prism II card.  :-)

http://www.linux-wlan.com/linux-wlan/

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-admin at lug.boulder.co.us [mailto:lug-admin at lug.boulder.co.us]On
> Behalf Of Ed Hill
> Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2002 6:26 PM
> To: Boulder LUG
> Subject: [lug] cheap 802.11b for linux...
> 
> 
> 
> Hi folks, 
> 
> I've rtfm-ed, sorted through some (out-of-date?) list archives, and am
> now seeking opinions on linux support for el-cheapo pcmcia 802.11b
> cards.  Per: 
> 
>   http://pcmcia-cs.sourceforge.net/ftp/SUPPORTED.CARDS
> 
> the (+/- $65) "PrismII based cards" (orinoco_cs driver) have only
> "limited functionality". 
> 
> So can someone please provide: 
> 
>   - a first-hand account of how good/bad these cards are,  and/or 
> 
>   - a recommendation for a decent/cheap alternative? 
> 
> I can't afford a base station and don't have broadband at home (yet) but
> would like access to public WLANs and at a few friend's residences... 
> 
> thanks (and my apologies for re-hashing this topic), 
> Ed
> 
> 
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