Good supported wireless desktop adapter

[Brad Crotchett]

Gerald Combs wrote:

> NdisWrapper was a giant step backwards if you're interested in 802.11
> analysis or wardriving.  NDIS (and NdisWrapper by extension) can't pass
> raw 802.11 frames up the stack.  It converts them to a fake Ethernet
> frame instead, stripping off all of the 802.11-specific information.  If
> you want to see beacon frames, management frames, or 802.11 frame
> control information you have to use native Linux (or BSD) drivers.


Interesting.  Well, unfortunately ndiswrapper is all that is working for
me right now.  I will keep working on madwifi though.

Thanks,

Brad