Recommendation of PCI card or USB adaptor for 802.11

Anthony Wesley awesley at acquerra.com.au
Sat Jun 22 12:01:31 EST 2002


Michael Still wrote:
> On Sat, 22 Jun 2002, Timothy Murphy wrote:
> 
> 
>>I wonder if someone could recommend a PCI 802.11b card for use with Linux
>>and/or a USB adaptor.
> 
> 
> I like the DWL 520 PCI card... It's a prism2 card, so you can use it as an
> access point if you want.
> 
> Mikal
> 

Hmm, I own a couple of those cards, and also an orinoco silver - and the 
orinoco card seems to have better range and signal reliability. I have 
noticed that when I use the d-link card in my laptop that it is more 
finicky about where I use it.

cheers, Anthony





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