Which Wireless PCI Card

deadfolk · 11 Jul 2006 at 12:24

Hi all,

Does anyone here have any experience getting any wireless PCI cards sold on OCUK to work on Linux?

I currently have a WMP54G, and have tried fwcutter and ndiswrapper, with no luck whatsoever, so I've just decided to get a more Linux-friendly card. Problem is, it all depends on the chipset, and no vendor ever lists the chipsets, presumably because they keep changing.

With all that in mind, can someone recommend a PCI card from OCUK that will work (preferably out of the box) on Linux? Specifically, I am using Ubuntu Dapper Drake (6.06).

Cheers,

DF

(p.s. Sorry for x-post. Someone on the n/w forum suggested I post here - hadn't noticed there was a Linux forum)

Ozymandias · 11 Jul 2006 at 12:52

This thread on the Ubuntu forums may be of use :

http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=210240&page=2&highlight=wireless

fwiw I just purchased a WMP5G and it is rt2500 based and supported out of the box in Ubuntu.

deadfolk · 11 Jul 2006 at 13:01

Yeah - mine's one of the Broadcom ones. If the ones currently on the shelves are rt2500, I'll try one of those. It's only £15, so I'll throw caution to the wind and give it a shot!

Thanks for your help.

Ollie's Gadgets · 11 Jul 2006 at 14:49

Where do you guys get this card from. I can never find anyone who sells a pci wireless card with the rt2500 chipset. I need one for my geexbox

Deathwish · 12 Jul 2006 at 00:11

Have a look for the Edimax EW-7128G, its based on the Ralink (RT2560) and works with ndiswrapper in Linux.

Rich43 · 12 Jul 2006 at 00:47

I eventually decided on a TP-LINK one.. they arnt a very well known company but their wireless cards are based on the Atheros chipset which is very open source and well suppported in linux.

Im waiting for it to come in the post.. might be here in the morning

http://www.tp-link.com

By the way.. you can grab one on Ebay

marc_howarth · 12 Jul 2006 at 01:15

IIRC linksys WPC11 works using linux

FirebarUK · 12 Jul 2006 at 10:32

A company called CNet do Ralink based cards. I paid £19 for both of my RT2500 ones

Hate · 12 Jul 2006 at 10:33

I know its cheating, but i use a bridge

FirebarUK · 12 Jul 2006 at 11:29

Just out of interest, which make/model do you use and how do you find it?

Hate · 12 Jul 2006 at 17:29

my bridge?

its a US Robotics jobbie off ebay.

Ollie's Gadgets · 13 Jul 2006 at 10:39

Rich43 said:
I eventually decided on a TP-LINK one.. they arnt a very well known company but their wireless cards are based on the Atheros chipset which is very open source and well suppported in linux.

Im waiting for it to come in the post.. might be here in the morning

http://www.tp-link.com

By the way.. you can grab one on Ebay

Did you go for one of these http://www.tp-link.com/product/show.asp?ProductNO=302

How do you know iti s the atheros chipset as it doesn't say that anywhere. I and a bit paranoid as I bought a wireless nic before for my geexbox only to find it was the very latest rt chipset and was not supported. Don't want to go through that again.

Which distro are you planning to use this on?

Edit: Just checked and the Atheros chipset is not supported by geexbox

When will I find one that works with it (geexbox.org)