[ubuntu-in] wi-fi solution discussion

[Rohit V Bhute]

Hi friends.

I plan to network three PCs in my home using Wi-Fi - my own, running 
Ubuntu, my father's PC, running Ubuntu and Win XP and my sister's 
laptop, running Win XP.

I have a Triband connection that I plan to share. I am reading up about 
various security details like how Wi-Fi users should be responsible 
enough to use WPA2 encryption and so on.

I plan to use Netgear WGR614 router. My own machine will connect through 
its LAN port. My father's and sister's machines will connect through 
Wi-Fi. I can't do much about the laptop - its 3 years old and being Win 
XP, I expect I should be able to get latest drivers supporting WPA2 somehow.

My main concern is my father's PC. I plan to use a PCI card there. I am 
not sure whether the Ubuntu machines can support WPA2 on the Wi-Fi 
cards. At least that is what I understood from [1].

So if anyone has setup a home Wi-Fi network with WPA2 encryption on 
Ubuntu, could they please let me know the card make and model? I am in 
Mumbai and the same model should be easily found here.

Thanks.
-- 
Rohit V. Bhute
http://rvbhute.org

1. 
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsNetgear#PCI