[mdlug] Wireless card recommendation -update-

[Aaron Kulkis]

Michael ORourke wrote:
> I picked up a D-Link WDA-2320 card from a local store and installed it. 
> Seems to be working well.  It uses the Madwifi drivers.  The only problem I 
> ran into thus far is where I want to install the PC, I'm not getting a 
> signal.  So I temporarily moved the PC closer to the Access Point and 
> configured it on the network.  The office I'm trying to get a signal to is 
> about 200' from the AP, but there are several walls in between it and the 
> PC.  Since that part of the building doesn't have any network cabling, I 
> don't have a lot of options.  I might try to move the AP so it's closer, but 
> that is not a trivial task.

One word: REPEATER.

>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Michael ORourke" <mrorourke at earthlink.net>
> To: "MDLUG's main mailing list" <mdlug at mdlug.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2007 3:15 PM
> Subject: [mdlug] Wireless card recommendation
>
>
>> It looks like there are a lot of cheap "generic" wireless cards on eBay.
>> Any suggestions on what to look for and what NOT to waste time on.  I'd
>> rather pay a few extra dollars for a card that will work right
>> out-of-the-box, rather than having to compile a special module or drivers.
>> I'm looking for something that is PCI based and is "g" compatible.  This 
>> is
>> for a desktop PC running the latest ubuntu linux and kernel
>> 2.6.20-16-generic.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Mike