Wifi usb

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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
Name: Orient XG-701A+, Zydas(Atheros) ZD1211BV based
link: http://www.orientrus.ru $18
Note: SMA antenna connector

http://www.orientrus.ru/UserFiles/Image/XG-701A_plus_400.jpg

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.