Wanted: Cheap, Linux compatible wireless card

[Ty Unes]

Matthew,

I am writing this post on a Dell P-III laptop running Xubuntu in my 
basement. I'm connected wireless to my router upstairs. The adapter I'm 
using is an SMC EZ Connect USB 2.0 adapter plugged into the one and only 
USB port on the machine. It works great and I didn't have to use 
ndiswrapper. Pretty much plug-and--play. Xubuntu, for some reason, 
requires me to "restart" /etc/init.d/networking after bootup to get 
connected. It doesn't connect automatically on boot but I believe this 
is an Xubuntu shortcoming rather than a problem with the adapter. Once 
connected, it's stable. I think I paid about $30.00 for the adapter new 
in box.

My two cents. Hope you find something that works for you.

Ty Unes - riverty at gmail.com

Matthew Copple wrote:
> My son is finally learning to read, and it is time to put a computer in his
> room. Unfortunately, we live in a hundred-year old house, and the idea of
> threading several feet of cat5 through bedroom and hallway is not appealing.
> I am putting Edubuntu on it for him.
>
> Does anyone have suggestions for a cheap, Linux compatible wireless card? I
> prefer an A/B/G card that is WPA compatible. I prefer a USB device if
> possible, but I won't quibble if PCI is cheaper. I really don't want to deal
> with ndiswrapper.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Matt Copple
> mcopple at kcopensource.org
>
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