[PLUG-TALK] USB WiFi

[Russell Senior]

>>>>> "M" == M Edward (Ed) Borasky <znmeb at cesmail.net> writes:

M> On Sat, 2008-10-04 at 12:26 -0700, Rich Shepard wrote:
>> Has anyone practical experience with USB WiFi 'thumbs'? I see that
>> newegg has one available, but all the reviews are by Winduhs users.
>> 
>> Do these have more powerful radios than the PCMCIA card adapters?
>> Might they work when the pcmcia card sees access points, but dhcpcd
>> doesn't return an IP address? What linux drivers are needed?

Power varies by device.  If you are looking for a higher-powered USB
wifi adapter, this one looks pretty sweet and it has (not personally
tested) linux drivers:

  http://www.expressnets.com/sales/proddetail.asp?prod=EXPUSB200

I almost bought one of these a year 10 months ago.

ExpressNets used to have a store here in Portland, but they moved out
when MetroFi folded its misbegotten tent.


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