Wireless ethernet cards & ubuntu 10.4

[Tab Gilbert]

On Thu, Apr 1, 2010 at 16:42, sdavmor <sdavmor at systemstheory.net> wrote:

> On 04/01/2010 03:27 PM, Tab Gilbert wrote:
> >
> > On Thu, Apr 1, 2010 at 15:13, sdavmor <sdavmor at systemstheory.net
> > <mailto:sdavmor at systemstheory.net>> wrote:
> >
> > I need to get one for my dad's new Ubuntu box since his new home
> > office is inconveniently far away from the switch and router in
> > his house, and I don't think he's up for running cat 6 cable up in
> > his ceiling. Not a USB, but a PCI slot card is the order of
> > business. So if you have personal knowledge of one that already
> > works with Ubuntu 10.4 I'd like to know about it before spending
> > any time on wrestling with his computer. I might be willing to try
> > one that you know works with Ubuntu 9.10. --
> >
> >
> > I have an Intel Wireless N card.  It works out of the box on
> > Karmic. Plus, it is faster than a "g" card when on a "g" network.
>
>
> Foxcon, at one time, also had an open source wireless card.  Not sure about
> the current status of the card but it had a nice little antenna that you
> could stick on top of your computer.  But this Intel card has worked without
> a hiccup.  Second floor with a metal roof halfway in the way of the router.
>
>


> There is also a list of Linux friendly wireless cards somewhere out on the
> internet.  Good luck.
>

Nice website systemstheory.net <sdavmor at systemstheory.net>, BTW.

tab
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