[clue-tech] pcmcia wireless 802.11g card?

[Jim Ockers]

Hi Jeff,

Jeff Cann wrote:
> 
> Jim Ockers wrote:
> > Hi Jeff,
> > Any particular reason you aren't using Atheros hardware?  The chipsets
> > are very good and there are Linux drivers, madwifi, which are also very
> > good.  We've used them for WPA and WEP with no significant problems.
> >   
> 
> Jim - There's no reason.  I just chose that card because the driver was 
> listed as 'stable'.  Do you have a specific D-Link model number with 
> Atheros chip set that I can consider?

I think Atheros' web site has an incomplete list of manufacturers'
products which contain an atheros chip.  I'm not sure if they've
kept it updated.

In the case of D-Link the trimode a/b/g cards I've seen have all
had Atheros chips in them.  (I haven't seen every model D-Link makes
of course.)  The DWL-AG660 is a PCMCIA (cardbus actually) card with
Atheros within.

Now you should know I'm not particularly impressed with D-Link's
antennas.  If you could buy the 200mW Ubiquiti PCMCIA card with
the Atheros chip you can hook up an external antenna to it.  :)
Like, say, a huge 14dBi parabolic grid antenna, so you can surf the 'net
using 802.11a/b/g connections that are a relatively long way away.

http://www.ubiquiti.com/ I think.

Hope this helps,
Jim

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