[clug] USB Wireless in Canberra

[Robert Edwards]

Harris Technology in Fyshwick may also have some appropriate dongles.

On a slightly off-topic, I would be keen to see a user-contributed 
database of what Linux-friendly hardware is available from where in
Canberra (maybe Australia) and possibly how-much it cost at time of
purchase and what experiences were had in making it go on which-ever
distro.

We can provide hosting for the database/website, but I haven't enough
time to think through the whole thing at this point.

Anyone think this might be worthwhile and want to join in?

Cheers,

Bob Edwards.

Anthony David wrote:
> 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.
>>
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> 
> I'll keep an eye out. 
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> 
>>The other option is to buy in dick smith or harvey norman where they take it back 
>>no questions asked.
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> 
> 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:
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>>>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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