** Russell Gadd <rustleg@???> [2007-11-04 19:38]:
> I shortly expect to have an old Windows 98 PC which is being given away
> (don't know the precise spec at present) and I thought of putting in a
> wireless PCI card to connect to our 80211g wireless router and installing
> Ubuntu to use it for web surfing. Could someone suggest a suitable card or
> card family or let me know how I can check the spec of a card so it will
> work with Linux? I might buy something from Ebay. Thanks.
** end quote [Russell Gadd]
Much as I dislike Linksys kit, I have got a PCI card of theirs working
out of the box with Ubuntu 7.04 (I've not upgraded to Gutsy yet). The
card supports a,b and g standards, so I was quite surprised to get it
working without fuss and with WPA security - which seems to be what is
causing me most hassle with other cards I think, that and lack of time.
The model number is WMP55AG, but I don't know whether they've messed
with chipsets over revisions, which is always something to lookout for!
It doesn't look to be a current model anymore, although you may be able
to spot one arounds somehwere. I belive Cisco are in the process of
dropping the Linksys brand now, so won't me in the consumer market
anymore, and I guess that means they won't be doing network cards
anymore too.
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