wireless AR5004X mini PCI

art71@interia.pl · 06-20-2006, 03:26 PM

Hi,

I'm thining about buying wireless card for my t23. I'm considering mini PCI with AR5004X chipset.

Is anyone using it? I would like to know if it is good, and what drivers are available for it. I also want to know if it can work in monitor mode, what is very important for me. I'm using debian.

Any help would be welcomed

Cheers
Art71

J_K9 · 06-20-2006, 03:40 PM

For monitor mode, any card based on the Atheros or Prism2 chipset will be a good choice, as both are excellent for packet injection and are widely supported by Linux. I have a Linksys WPC55AG based on the Atheros chipset, and it works brilliantly with Auditor and the new BackTrack

Cheers,

-jk

PS. Welcome to LQ!!

art71@interia.pl · 06-20-2006, 03:48 PM

Thanks for quick reply

Do you know any mini PCI card using those chipsets ? or maybe PCMCIA card ?

Cheers

J_K9 · 06-20-2006, 03:51 PM

Atheros-based PCMCIA card - the one I mentioned.. The Linksys WPC55AG

Search Google for more, as there are plenty!

Cheers,

-jk

art71@interia.pl · 06-20-2006, 04:12 PM

You are right, Google - that is what I'll do

thanks for your help, you might expect more of my posts on this forum

I'm running away from WinJunk so will need some help in setting up my t23 on debian

Cheers

J_K9 · 06-20-2006, 04:15 PM

Hehe - no problem!

Just one last question... What exactly is 't23'?

Debian is a solid distribution to begin with, although maybe a tad too complicated - however, if you like it, and are enjoying the learning curve, then stick with it..

Cheers,

-jk

art71@interia.pl · 06-21-2006, 07:02 AM

IBM Thinkpad 23

I like Debian, I used Suse for some time before and I think Debain is much more user friendly

especially apt-get command

And learning linux is much more enjoying for me then using Windows.

Cheers

J_K9 · 06-21-2006, 08:50 AM

Ah - I thought it was a Thinkpad

To each his own on the distro front is what I advise

*cough*openSUSE10.1*cough*

Quote:

And learning linux is much more enjoying for me then using Windows.

I'm glad to hear that! Stick with it, and you'll be very pleased with the end result

Cheers,

-jk