Matthew,
I am writing this post on a Dell P-III laptop running Xubuntu in my basement. I'm connected wireless to my router upstairs. The adapter I'm using is an SMC EZ Connect USB 2.0 adapter plugged into the one and only USB port on the machine. It works great and I didn't have to use ndiswrapper. Pretty much plug-and--play. Xubuntu, for some reason, requires me to "restart" /etc/init.d/networking after bootup to get connected. It doesn't connect automatically on boot but I believe this is an Xubuntu shortcoming rather than a problem with the adapter. Once connected, it's stable. I think I paid about $30.00 for the adapter new in box.
My two cents. Hope you find something that works for you.
Ty Unes - riverty@gmail.com
Matthew Copple wrote:
My son is finally learning to read, and it is time to put a computer in his room. Unfortunately, we live in a hundred-year old house, and the idea of threading several feet of cat5 through bedroom and hallway is not appealing. I am putting Edubuntu on it for him.
Does anyone have suggestions for a cheap, Linux compatible wireless card? I prefer an A/B/G card that is WPA compatible. I prefer a USB device if possible, but I won't quibble if PCI is cheaper. I really don't want to deal with ndiswrapper.
Any suggestions?
Matt Copple mcopple@kcopensource.org
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