[CLUE-Tech] phoneline cards

[Angelo Bertolli]

Greg Knaddison wrote:

>Unless you have an active reason to use the phoneline system, I would
>recommend going with wireless.
>
>Wireless cards may not be supported under Linux as completely as
>standard NICs, the phone card system is a dying one.  It was a really
>really great idea right up until WIFI/WIMAX started to make phoneline
>networking totally pointless.
>
>If you don't like the prospects of setting up a wireless card under
>linux, you could use an RJ45-802.11 bridge like the WET11 from
>Linksys:
>
>http://www.linksys.com/products/product.asp?grid=33&scid=36&prid=602
>
>  
>
I had no idea it would be an issue to get a wirless card to work with 
Linux.  So I have to ask... are there any wireless cards that plug into 
Linux easily?  Or should I resort to trying to use the ethernet card I 
already have that works fine?

Angelo