I need to choose a replacement wireless card ASAP

newbiesforever · 11-22-2011, 11:17 PM

After two or three years of service, my Linksys WMP54G wireless network card has died, so I will have to get a new card tomorrow morning. But as I'm not surprised to see, stores like Wal-Mart and Fry's Electronics no longer sell the WMP54G--it's too old. (Or the WUSB54G, which I previously used; same reason.)

I have three choices, two of which our HCL lists as working in Linux:

Linksys AE2500 wireless-N USB adapter (http://www.walmart.com/ip/Cisco-Link...apter/16954487). Does anyone know whether tyhis device works in Linux? I assume not, because it's not in the HCL. (Maybe someone here uses it but hasn't put reviewed it yet?)

Linksys WMP600N wireless-N PCI adapter. This one is reported in the HCL to work perfectly in Linux, but costs the most of the three, so it's not my first choice.

D-Link DWA-525 wireless-N PCI adapter: HCL reports that it works in Linux, but is wireless-N 150 and slower than wireless-N 300. (My WMP54G was wireless-G, so I don't know what to expect in speed from any wireless-N network card. I'm just repeating what the HCL says.) But I prefer PCI cards to USB, and this one is the cheapest, so I lean toward it. I know D-Link and Linksys equipment do not have a problem working together, because I use a D-Link wireless-N router.

Which do you suggest?

Bruce Hill · 11-23-2011, 03:40 AM

This Belkin USB wireless b/g/n device works well in Gentoo with kernel 2.6.39 through 3.1.0.

It's available on Amazon for less than $20 right now.

newbiesforever · 11-23-2011, 01:12 PM

Thank you. Well, as you're the HCL maintainer, you can probably answer this: did I disrespect LQ etiquette by not relying solely on the HCL to determine whether a device worked in Linux? That is, by supposing someone might know but had not submitted it to the HCL yet.

onebuck · 11-23-2011, 01:34 PM

Hi,

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Originally Posted by newbiesforever

<snip>you can probably answer this: did I disrespect LQ etiquette by not relying solely on the HCL to determine whether a device worked in Linux? That is, by supposing someone might know but had not submitted it to the HCL yet.

No problem with you posting the query in Linux-Hardware forum.

Bruce Hill · 11-23-2011, 03:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by newbiesforever

Thank you. Well, as you're the HCL maintainer, you can probably answer this: did I disrespect LQ etiquette by not relying solely on the HCL to determine whether a device worked in Linux? That is, by supposing someone might know but had not submitted it to the HCL yet.

No, it is great to ask in the Forums. There is a lot of hardware that hasn't been submitted to the HCL.

Sorry I haven't posted that and other hardware to the HCL myself. When we get back to the shop Friday I'll give you info on the specific driver and firmware for that device, as well as some sample transfer rates.

Just noticed it on sale and we've been pleased with it's performance. I'm going to buy some for selling in my shop.

newbiesforever · 11-23-2011, 11:49 PM

Have you evaluated any of the three I was considering?

Bruce Hill · 04-02-2012, 12:10 PM

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Originally Posted by newbiesforever

Have you evaluated any of the three I was considering?

Sorry for not responding in soooo long. I dropped the slackwarebox.com domain,
which contained the address for all my LQ notifications.

I would assume you're gotten a device by now. If not post back.

I have not evaulated any of those devices, because we don't use Cisco/Linksys or D-Link.