Difference between revisions of "Wifi usb"

Revision as of 11:36, 29 November 2007

List of USB WiFi adapters, what is acceptible from newegg.com, and probably can work with GPL drivers:

Keep in mind that with many manufacturers, different hardware versions of the same model will often use different chipsets; and that it may also happend sometimes between units displaying the same hardware version.

Model: D-LINK DWL-G122 
H/W Ver: C1
Chipset: Ralink RT73
How-To: http://luxigo.tiddlyspot.com/#%5B%5BD-Link%20DWL-G122%20-%20Elphel%5D%5D

Name: ASUS WL-167G, Ralink RT73 based
link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833320107 ~$20
information about Linux: http://www.murrayc.com/blog/permalink/2007/02/17/linux-compatible-wireless-usb-adaptor-results/ - post in the comments, "Jon Smirl Says: ..."
Note: work with Kubuntu 7.10

devices from this list: http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Devices/USB

TRENDnet TEW-429UB  http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833156161  $50

3com 3CRUSB10075  http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833105022  $44

IOGEAR GWU523  http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833139116  $27
Note: work with Kubuntu 7.10

level one WNC-0301USB  http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2052810031+50011109&name=LevelOne  $25

Resume: on the camera is an old kernel, w/o needed modules. Make a port of the "zd1211rw", "rt2570" & "rt73" drivers.