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Netgear MA111
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3 20761 02-18-2006
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67% of reviewers None indicated 5.3



Description: Wireless USB Adapter
# 11 Mbps wireless desktop PC networking
# Reliable, 802.11b standards-based networking
# USB Powered--no need to open your computer
# WEP encryption to ensure privacy
# Supports WIN, (Mandrake 10-certain), and most other distros - see driver support.

Drivers: www.linux-wlan.net
Install guide: http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/history/89893
Keywords: MA111 MA-111
/sbin/lspci output: "lsusb” --> “Netgear, Inc........”
Chipset: Prism
Connection Type: USB


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Old 05-16-2004, 02:24 AM   #1
cyberFISH
 
Registered: Sep 2003
Distribution: Gentoo, Vector, Smoothwall
Posts: 15

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Would you recommend the product? yes | Price you paid? (in USD): None indicated | Rating: 7

Kernel (uname -r): 2.4.25
Distribution: Gentoo



Generally a very good product, slight overheating issues (it does tend to run hot if used continously), however I have used this device pretty much 24x7 for a month and it didnt melt!

The device is prism2 based and is compatible with linux via the linux-wlan-ng driver. However you will require a newer version >= linux-wlan-ng-0.2.1-pre19, earlier versions do not seem to work with this device.

Setting up driver is easy however requires a degree of linux knowledge, personally found that the driver crashes from time to time during a dhcpcd request though very infrequenctly.

Signal is reasonable and reliable, though not superb.

Website:
http://www.linux-wlan.org

Drivers:
ftp://ftp.linux-wlan.org/pub/linux-wlan-ng/
 
Old 06-05-2004, 02:45 PM   #2
redbone
 
Registered: May 2004
Distribution: FC2
Posts: 19

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Would you recommend the product? yes | Price you paid? (in USD): None indicated | Rating: 8

Kernel (uname -r): 2.6.5-1.358-custom
Distribution: Fedora Core 2


See http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/showthread.php?s=&threadid=184459 for a quick how-to with the linux-wlan-ng driver
 
Old 02-18-2006, 11:15 AM   #3
Zakos
 
Registered: Feb 2005
Posts: 15

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Would you recommend the product? no | Price you paid? (in USD): None indicated | Rating: 1

Kernel (uname -r): 2.6.15-gentoo-r1
Distribution: Gentoo


Be aware of the version 2 of this product. If you get one of these won't you be able to get a working internet. :(
 




  



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