[xubuntu-users] wifi

[Norman Silverstone]

On Wed, 2012-05-16 at 20:32 +0100, Joshua O'Leary wrote:
> On 16/05/12 18:59, Norman Silverstone wrote:
> > I would like to be able to connect my PC to the router wirelessly and
> > would be grateful for suggestions of cards or USB devices which would be
> > suitable and, preferably, work out of the box.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Norman
> >
> >
> I've had success with a Micronet SP9-6GK PCI card (realtek chipset), its 
> very cheap and does the job brilliantly, especially in Xubuntu 12.04. It 
> works perfectly out of the box. I'm not sure whether that particular 
> model is still available, but this TP-Link card is also good:
> http://www.amazon.co.uk/TP-Link-TL-WN781ND-150Mbps-Wireless-Express/dp/B0036AFAEW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1337196587&sr=8-1 
> <http://www.amazon.co.uk/TP-Link-TL-WN781ND-150Mbps-Wireless-Express/dp/B0036AFAEW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1337196587&sr=8-1>
> (make sure your PC supports PCI-E, some older ones do not)
> 
> If you wanted something very fast and 100% reliable, dlan homeplugs are 
> also great and require little or no configuration (just an ethernet 
> connection), I would particularly recommend the Devolo ones.
> 
> Joshua
> 

Thank you very much. I have had a look and the TP-LINK card is still
available - Amazon, here I come.

Norman