[clug] USB Wireless in Canberra

[Anthony David]

On Wed, Mar 08, 2006 at 09:03:35AM +1100, Michael Cohen wrote:
> Anthony,
>   I found that atheros chipsets are the best for several reasons. Firstly they 
> are supported very well and have decent radios. But most importantly for me, the 
> atheros company seems to require advertising the atheros logo on products that 
> contain it. So if a product has the atheros logo on it, it has an atheros 
> chipset. This is invaluable when you go to places like the computer fair and you 

My reading of the docs supported this view.

> cant really take it back if it isnt supported. I once got a dlink wg511 card 
> thinking it would be supported, but the one I bought was actually a 511v2 card - 
> totoally different chipset I never heard of (marvel??) and not supported at all 
> (other then ndiswrappers). Since then I always get atheros - slightly more 
> expensive but worth every cent.
> 

I'll keep an eye out. 

> The other option is to buy in dick smith or harvey norman where they take it back 
> no questions asked.

Shopping to me is a task that is best done once :) 

Thanks Michael

> 
> Michael.
> 
> On Wed, Mar 08, 2006 at 06:55:59AM +1100, Anthony David wrote:
> > Hi All
> > 
> > Sorry if this is a FAQ, but I've been searching around and online retail info is a tad sparse when it comes to chipsets and they seem to change them around within models.
> > 
> > Does anyone know a good retailer in Canberra (or elsewhere in Aus) that can supply a 802.11g USB wireless adapter with a supported chipset. (Not ndiswrapper, I don't own a windows license). A recent post to ubuntu-users suggested zd1211 chipsets work OK now.
> > 
> > Any +ve experiences appreciated.
> > 
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