Question about wireless card for a linux laptop

[Seneca]

On Tue, Dec 21, 2004 at 08:57:43AM -0800, Emil Janev wrote:
> The laptop I got ( HP ze4400 ) has a integrated Broadcom PCI wireless
> card, that I think I cannot get working with "ndiswrapper".
> 
> Probably I am bying a wireless router today, and give it another try.
> If it fails ( or if I fail :) to get it working, I would probably like
> to buy a PCMCIA one, probably D-Link, or eventualy Lynksys.

Look up the chipset(s) of the card that you are considering.  I
recommend staying away from the ACX100s, such as the D-Link DWL-650+,
but PrismII and Orinoco are good ones.  I use an Enterasys RoamAbout that
I bought at the UTSC bookstore, more expensive than the ACXs that they
had in stock, but uses the orinoco drivers and has a port for an
external antenna.  Be careful when choosing your card, some
manufacturers change the chipset without changing the model number.

Take a look at (sorry for the long lines)
<http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Jean_Tourrilhes/Linux/Linux.Wireless.drivers.802.11b.html>,
<http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Jean_Tourrilhes/Linux/Linux.Wireless.drivers.802.11ag.html>

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