WLAN USB Recommendations

LinuxGeek · 12-12-2006, 12:37 AM

Hi,
I was wondering if anyone can recommend a WLAN USB. Unfortunately, the list over at www.linux-wlan.com/ hasn't been updated for quite some time. I'm looking for something with WEP and WPA support, and preferably, something that is available through newegg or amazon. Thanks for your help.

Tralce · 12-12-2006, 05:26 PM

I'm a supporter of that Linksys WUSB54G I think it's called. Works great with ndiswrapper.

LinuxGeek · 12-14-2006, 01:59 AM

Thanks Tralce. Any idea if this is Kismet compatible or not?

nx5000 · 12-14-2006, 04:38 AM

USB is bad for network.
Don't you have any pci slot or pcmcia?

LinuxGeek · 12-15-2006, 11:13 AM

nx5000, just out of curiousity, what do you mean USB is bad for network? The problem with PCMCIA is that one of my notebooks (my old one) has a PCMCIA while my new one has an ExpressCard slot and I want to be able to use the USB WLAN on both of them depending on the situation.

LinuxGeek · 12-16-2006, 09:32 AM

For those interesting, I just came across the "3Com OfficeConnect Wireless 54 Mbps 11g Compact USB Adapter" which is pretty cheap (about $25) + supports monitor mode and has good Linux support. Read more over at: http://zd1211.ath.cx/