[Eug-lug] wireless card recommendations?

Mr O notanatheist at yahoo.com
Tue Sep 5 09:14:40 PDT 2006


ComputerBase has a few of the CNET CWP-854 PCI cards in stock.
Based on the Ralink 2500(?) chipset which does have linux
drivers but I haven't tried using one.

--- Rob Hudson <rob at euglug.net> wrote:

> Just last night I moved our computer from the office to our
> bedroom and 
> far away from access to an ethernet cable.  Since I have the
> Linksys 
> WRT54G access point, I picked up a cheapo USB wireless device
> to get the 
> computer back on the network.  But after bringing it home and
> installing 
> it I see that it only supports WEP.
> 
> I'm guessing I can it back and would like to buy something
> that supports 
> at least WPA.  Can the group recommend a card to buy?  Do the
> PCI cards 
> with the little antenna work well?  What's in stock at
> Computer Base?  :)
> 
> Thanks,
> Rob
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