Re: Which USB wireless LAN adapter really works on Debian?
On Sun, Jun 06, 2010 at 01:10:33PM +0200, Klistvud wrote: Dne, 06. 06. 2010 11:20:51 je jida...@jidanni.org napisal(a): So please tell me in your opinion what common brand and series has the most throughly working Debian drivers and really works? Thanks you very much. IMHO, there is no such thing as Debian drivers -- if a driver works in Linux, it will most certainly work in Debian too. That said, Debian Stable (Lenny) uses the kernel it uses, generally not the most recent one in any sense of the word. Many drivers come with newer kernels, so your choice will largely depend on whether you plan to use Lenny or Squeeze. A good starting point would be http://www.backtrack-linux.org/bt/wireless-drivers/ and http://backtrack.offensive-security.com/index.php?title=HCL:Wireless I do most of my computer parts shopping at www.newegg.com. That site has customer reviews for most products. I search through the reviews for linux and ubuntu, and I typically find comments like works out of the box, works if you just do xyz, or doesn't work. -Rob -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20100609223444.gb17...@aurora.owens.net
Re: Which USB wireless LAN adapter really works on Debian?
Dne, 08. 06. 2010 03:19:16 je jida...@jidanni.org napisal(a): Fellows, it turns out ndiswrapper can enable many Windows drivers to be used on Debian. Cool! Well of course it can. That's just another area in which GNU/Linux is years ahead of Gates/Windows. That's not a proper driver though -- it's just a wrapper, introducing an additional compatibility layer between your hardware and your operating system, and making it harder to troubleshoot and maintain. Moreover, a kernel running ndiswrapper is considered tainted (look that up on Google) and *unsupported*. When a given card can only use ndiswrapper and no other driver, it actually means that the card is *not Linux-compatible*. The fact that it can be made to work with a wrapper has little to do with that. What you really want to look for is a Linux-compatible card with a functional *native* Linux driver. It'll save you from many a gray hair. -- Regards, Klistvud Certifiable Loonix User #481801 http://bufferoverflow.tiddlyspot.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/1275980239.3206...@compax
Re: Which USB wireless LAN adapter really works on Debian?
Fellows, it turns out ndiswrapper can enable many Windows drivers to be used on Debian. Cool! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20100608011916.ga12...@ps11007.dreamhostps.com
Which USB wireless LAN adapter really works on Debian?
I am going to town and wish to purchase the most compatible, least problems USB wireless LAN adapter for Debian. Please don't tell me one that I go buy, only to discover half of the ping packets get through, etc. Whilst of course on windows they work fine. So please tell me in your opinion what common brand and series has the most throughly working Debian drivers and really works? Thanks you very much. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20100606092051.ga22...@ps11007.dreamhostps.com
Re: Which USB wireless LAN adapter really works on Debian?
On Sun, Jun 6, 2010 at 14:50, jida...@jidanni.org wrote: I am going to town and wish to purchase the most compatible, least problems USB wireless LAN adapter for Debian. Please don't tell me one that I go buy, only to discover half of the ping packets get through, etc. Whilst of course on windows they work fine. So please tell me in your opinion what common brand and series has the most throughly working Debian drivers and really works? Thanks you very much. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20100606092051.ga22...@ps11007.dreamhostps.com It is difficult to answer because, in many cases the same brand/model may use different chipsets. Many of them come with Ralink rt73, rt2xx chipsets. They seem to work well.
Re: Which USB wireless LAN adapter really works on Debian?
Dne, 06. 06. 2010 11:20:51 je jida...@jidanni.org napisal(a): So please tell me in your opinion what common brand and series has the most throughly working Debian drivers and really works? Thanks you very much. IMHO, there is no such thing as Debian drivers -- if a driver works in Linux, it will most certainly work in Debian too. That said, Debian Stable (Lenny) uses the kernel it uses, generally not the most recent one in any sense of the word. Many drivers come with newer kernels, so your choice will largely depend on whether you plan to use Lenny or Squeeze. A good starting point would be http://www.backtrack-linux.org/bt/wireless-drivers/ and http://backtrack.offensive-security.com/index.php?title=HCL:Wireless Please do check the above two links. You have to be wary though: vendors frequently change a chipset (or just use a newer, incompatible versions thereof) *without prior notice* and, moreover, without making any mention on the packaging. Generally speaking, older chips are better incorporated into the kernel (the developers have had more time to reverse-engineer them and/or to iron out the bugs), but older chips are also generally not as good as newer ones in terms of range, power efficiency etc. Now, even with a good and compatible wireless chip your mileage (speed, compatibility, range, potential drop-outs etc.) may vary depending on the driver used. In addition, if you're looking for a 802.11n adapter, I think that the 'n' standard is *still* not completely finalized and consequently *nowhere near* incorporated into the mainline kernels. I would very much enjoy to be disproven on this though. -- Regards, and good luck, you're gonna need it ;) Klistvud Certifiable Loonix User #481801 http://bufferoverflow.tiddlyspot.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/1275822633.3206...@compax
Re: Which USB wireless LAN adapter really works on Debian?
[Addendum] FWIW (a bit of personal experience): The Broadcom 4328 chip only works with the proprietary Broadcom driver and exhibits occasional disconnections, so I would not recommend it. Some older Broadcom chips/cards are reported to run fine though. Belkins are *all* a no-no; Belkin occupies one of the leading places in the GNU/Linux hall of shame, in that it gives no support whatsoever to free/opensource drivers, so steer away from any Belkin you may see, even if available gratis or in cereal boxes. Netgear WG111v3: has a newer chipset than prior versions and will only work in 2.6.30 kernels and newer (versions prior to v3 are said to work fine in older kernels though). -- Regards, Klistvud Certifiable Loonix User #481801 http://bufferoverflow.tiddlyspot.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/1275823726.3206...@compax
Re: Which USB wireless LAN adapter really works on Debian?
Hi I've set up a laptop with a TP-Link TL-WIN322G along with wicd and it works fine, but IIRC i had to use a recent kernel. HTH, Nuno -- () ascii-rubanda kampajno - kontraŭ html-a retpoŝto /\ ascii ribbon campaign - against html e-mail -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/aanlktikkuw65lvzqpz3eor8emiz0zwsl9ykvc4hlp...@mail.gmail.com
Re: Which USB wireless LAN adapter really works on Debian?
An overview of available WLAN drivers can be found here http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers -- Best regards, Jörg-Volker. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/hug3bp$hq...@dough.gmane.org
Re: Which USB wireless LAN adapter really works on Debian?
On 6 June 2010 18:50, jida...@jidanni.org wrote: I am going to town and wish to purchase the most compatible, least problems USB wireless LAN adapter for Debian. Please don't tell me one that I go buy, only to discover half of the ping packets get through, etc. Whilst of course on windows they work fine. So please tell me in your opinion what common brand and series has the most throughly working Debian drivers and really works? Thanks you very much. I bought one of theses usb wireless dongles[1] all not long ago for a little project and it works fine under the 2.6.32 kernel. The dongle turns out to be 27dBm which is ~500mW. Regards Dale [1] http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Wifi-11g-High-Gain-USB-5dbi-antenna-23dbm-Linux-Mac-/170418376348?cmd=ViewItempt=LH_DefaultDomain_0hash=item27adba0e9c -- [WWW] http://quail.southernvaleslug.org/ The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them - Albert Einstein -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/aanlktikpwlt5x8grqh0ys6y_hv6wdte0mywqittws...@mail.gmail.com
