[mythtv-users] reccomendations for wireless PCI nic

[maestro]

i too would suggest getting a nic based on a prism54 chipset (i've got a
pcmcia netgear wg511 and it works like charm) the driver for those is
actually in the vanilla stock kernel since 2.4.26 afaik
(http://prism54.org - is outdated since driver development is done in
the kernel now, but lots of good info)
as for the usb wireless key, i purchased a netgear MA111 (based on the
prism2 chipset - it's 801.11b only but thats sufficient for downloading
the tv-guide to my pvr) works aswell but only with linux-wlan-ng drivers
which are not in the stock kernel but still free software
(http://www.linux-wlan.org/), remember that linux-wlan-ng drivers don't
work with wireless extensions they bring their own managenent tools.

hope that helps a little
cheers, 
M

Am Son, den 06.03.2005 schrieb jerome lacoste um 6:25:
> > anybody have a reccomendations for something currently available with good support under linux?
> 
> If you want to support open source I would suggest to:
> - look at prism54 based cards (prism54.org)
> - if you don't look for cards supported by the madwifi sourceforge
> project (it's not completely open, but the developer(s) has/ve access
> to the specifications and they are very responsive and provide good
> support (plus it's been reverse engineered by one of the BSD team and
> it has a good chance to have a good pure open source support in the
> future.
> 
> Avoid ndiswrapper if you can. The best you can get will be the Windows
> level of support. Aim for better.
> 
> I have a DLink DWL650 PCMCIA card supported by the madwifi project and
> it works very well.
> 
> BTW; I am currently searching for a USB wireless key myself. If I find
> something that works well on Linux, not using ndiswrapper, I will post
> back to the list.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> J
> 
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