USB wireless adaptor (802.11g)

[Shu Hung (Koala)]

On 3/8/06, Larry Grover <lgrover at zoominternet.net> wrote:
>
> Shu Hung (Koala) wrote:
> > On 3/7/06, Larry Grover <lgrover at zoominternet.net> wrote:
> >
> >> Shu Hung (Koala) wrote:
> >>> Hello,
> >>>
> >>> I'm planning to buy a USB wireless adaptor
> >>> for my laptop but hesitated. I don't know
> >>> what model should I go for and how exactly
> >>> should I deploy the adaptor.
> >>>
> >>> Any suggestion on adaptor's model?
> >>> Any good documentation on installation?
> >>> (It would be great if the adaptor JUST WORK
> >>> with ubuntu)
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Thanks,
> >>> Koala Yeung
> >>>
> >> I bought a usb wireless adapter just a couple of weeks ago.  It was not
> >> easy to decide what to buy.  Wireless usb support in the linux kernel
> >> seems rather patchy.  I needed a device with a native linux driver
> >> (ndiswrapper was not an option), and the manufacturers certainly do not
> >> make it easy to figure out what chipsets they use in their products.
> >>
> >> I started with this wiki page:
> >>
> >>
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCards?action=show&redirect=WirelessNetworkCards
> >> There is a section on wireless usb adapters near the bottom of the
> page.
> >>
> >> Unfortunately, I couldn't find any of the adapters listed on the wiki
> >> page.  But while I was searching for a supplier for one of them, I came
> >> across this page, for the Prismiq WUA-11G sold by Newegg:
> >> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16833198003
> >> There are two customer reviews on this page, and they both said it
> >> worked on their linux systems, so I took a gamble and ordered one.  I
> >> was very pleased to find out that it did, in fact, "just work", at
> least
> >> on the two systems I tested it on:  powerpc (iBook) running
> >> ubuntu-dapper and and x86 system running breezy.
> >>
> >> The Prismiq WUA-11G uses a zd1211 chip, so I imagine any wireless usb
> >> adapter using this chip should also work.  There is a list of devices
> >> using this chip here:  http://zd1211.ath.cx/
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >> Larry
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks for your suggestion.
> > I'll try to buy one in Hong Kong.
> > Prismiq is rare in HK and I hope I can find one.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Koala
> >
>
>
> The zd1211 web page lists several other wireless usb adapters using the
> same chipset.  They should work as well as the Prismiq adapter I have.
> Perhaps one of these will be easier for you to find?
>
> Regards,
> Larry


Thanks again.
I think try the 3Com then.
Thanks a lot ^^

Koala
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