[mythtv-users] wireless usb

[bhaskins at chartermi.net]

---- Gareth Glaccum <gareth.glaccum at btopenworld.com> wrote: 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <bhaskins at chartermi.net>
> So Jarod, I do like what you add to this list and I'm happy that the ralink 
> works for
> you but I will just have to keep searching for a working USB wireless card.
> I think that this might help anyone else, just forward it to the list, 
> else -> null
> Thanks,
>   Bert
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> 
> Just wondering, what OS are you using? I have found that fedora has worked a 
> lot better than Ubuntu for wireless. Perhaps part of your bad experience is 
> not just down to the cards? 

Fedora 9,10,11,and 12 ( both live and installed )
Ubuntu g,h,i,j, and current karmac.
DSL
+Several others tested.

In all respect to everyone on this list I must still maintain that something
as sliced-bread basic as a wireless USB should be as easy as:
(1) Plug in.
(2) Enter the WPA-PSK 
(3) Online
I can do one and three with an el-cheapo Airlink wireless B ( Atmel chip ) USB 
that I bought at Frys several years ago but I won't do WPA so it's not used much.
The RT3070 will actually show up under iwconfig but has problems with
authentication, especially under Fedora.
Dhclient will do the authentication sometimes, but it often takes several tries.
Please note that under the exact same conditions, any of my PCMCIA laptops
(Intel Atheros ) hardly ever fail a fully automatic bootup under NM.

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