Which card is good?

[Ben]

Craig Mead wrote:

>>Hi all,
>>I'm going to get a wireless nic at the computer fair this weekend, and
>>would like some recommendations.  I want one that works well with linux,
>>and hope to join up on air.net.au if there is coverage in my area
>>(Griffith/Narrabundah).  I was thinking of the d-link dwl-520, is it
>>compatible with the air.net.au network?  What other cards might fit the
>>criteria?
>>
>>Thanks in advance,
>>Ben - Wireless noob.
>>    
>>
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>
>Ben,
>
>The DWL-520 is discontinued. Was replaced by the DWL-520+ which runs off a
>different chipset with really poor `nix support. Texas Instruments (Chip
>Manufacturer) promised driver/code releases last year and this ended up
>being a pile of crud and never came thru.
>
>Best options for good linux support are anything based on the Prism II / 2.5
>chipset.
>
>Most common cards with this these days are
> - SparkLan
> - SkyMaster
>
>Atheros chipset support (most of the .11g stuff) is getting better I've
>heard, but really not up to scratch just yet.
>
>Cheers, Craig
>
>
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Thanks Craig,  I was wondering why the non + ones were twice the price.