Hi,

I'd like to buy some wi-fi devices. Could you give me some advice about the compatibility with linux ? I feel interested in linksys and dlink devices. What about them in linux ? Tell me about your experiences ...

And with a wireless router, I suppose it is more or less standalone, meaning that you don't need any drivers with linux. Just an normal eth interface, right ? I guess my linux box won't know whether it will be talking to a router or another device...

TIA

Be very careful to make sure that the chipset on the card is linux compatible. Most of the major manufacturers recently switched to different chipsets, some of which are not linux compatible. One good example of this are the Linksys cards. Some of the older cards are Prism2 based and are linux compatible, however some of the newer versions (of the same card model) are now incompatible or are extremely difficult to get working. Do your research first to make sure, before you buy.

Correct. Most of the routers use a simple web-based interface that is OS-neutral, though I have to say the web interfaces seem to render pretty crappy in Linux. However, they are functional.

look at the LQ Hardware compatability list. I listed my 802.11b card on it, and I know there are others listed as well.

(just click the button that says "hcl" at the top.)