On 2009-08-25, Brad Tilley <b...@16systems.com> wrote: > I'm looking for some generic advice to give folks who cannot or > willnot verify what chipset a wireless usb adapter is using before > purchase. What do you guys say to people who do not want to use > apropos wireless or man ath, but at the same time want to just walk > into Walmart (or where ever) and purchase a wireless USB adapter so > their OpenBSD Laptop can do 802.11? Are there some percentage rules we > can provide? Such as ... "80% of Linksys and 70% of Dlink stuff works. > Don't touch XYZ adapters"...
No, and that is useless, because you don't care about 80% of foo and 70% of bar, you care about the one single adapter you are buying. > Again, keeping it simple and in layman > terms. Any suggestion outside of RTFM ;) is much appreciated. Buy it somewhere that lets you exchange it or try before buying.
