Compatible wireless PCI to go with DG834GT?

Just starting to plan a small home wireless network...

Based on personal experience, could anyone recommend a sound, reliable
wireless PCI adaptor that I can install in a PC to be used both under
Windows 98SE and GNU/Linux Ubuntu 6.06.

I also need this to work with the all-in-one Netgear DG834GT wireless
modem/router.

I was thinking of going with the Netgear WG311 wireless network card.
Would that be a reasonable choice?

TIA,
Ed

"Ed" <ex@directory> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Just starting to plan a small home wireless network...
>
> Based on personal experience, could anyone recommend a sound, reliable
> wireless PCI adaptor that I can install in a PC to be used both under
> Windows 98SE and GNU/Linux Ubuntu 6.06.
>
> I also need this to work with the all-in-one Netgear DG834GT wireless
> modem/router.
>
> I was thinking of going with the Netgear WG311 wireless network card.
> Would that be a reasonable choice?

It's what I would have suggested, normally, but I've no idea whether Linux
drivers are available for it. Netgear's site says that 98SE drivers
available. You may have to see if any third-party Linux drivers are
available.

On Sat, 16 Jun 2007 13:08:35 +0100, "Mortimer" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> "Ed" <ex@directory> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Just starting to plan a small home wireless network...
>>
>> Based on personal experience, could anyone recommend a sound, reliable
>> wireless PCI adaptor that I can install in a PC to be used both under
>> Windows 98SE and GNU/Linux Ubuntu 6.06.
>>
>> I also need this to work with the all-in-one Netgear DG834GT wireless
>> modem/router.
>>
>> I was thinking of going with the Netgear WG311 wireless network card.
>> Would that be a reasonable choice?

Why not at least try for the one that supports the Netgear Super-G
wireless of your modem/router, i.e. for PCI it's their WG311T.

> It's what I would have suggested, normally, but I've no idea whether Linux
> drivers are available for it. Netgear's site says that 98SE drivers
> available. You may have to see if any third-party Linux drivers are
> available.

Indeed the Ubuntu is the critical issue in the mix so I suggest Ed starts
at alt.os.linux.ubuntu or some similar Linux forum and asks for a list of
well supported WLAN adapters, and then works backwards for 98SE support.

Tony

Soni tempori elseu romani yeof helsforo nisson ol sefini ill des Sat, 16 Jun
2007 11:46:18 +0100, sefini jorgo geanyet des mani yeof do
uk.comp.home-networking, yawatina tan reek esk Ed <ex@directory> fornis do
marikano es bono tan el:

>Just starting to plan a small home wireless network...
>
>Based on personal experience, could anyone recommend a sound, reliable
>wireless PCI adaptor that I can install in a PC to be used both under
>Windows 98SE and GNU/Linux Ubuntu 6.06.

I'd get a wireless bridge and connect it to a NIC if I were you. No driver
issues at all then.

deKay
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In article <(E-Mail Removed)>, deKay says...
> Soni tempori elseu romani yeof helsforo nisson ol sefini ill des Sat, 16 Jun
> 2007 11:46:18 +0100, sefini jorgo geanyet des mani yeof do
> uk.comp.home-networking, yawatina tan reek esk Ed <ex@directory> fornis do
> marikano es bono tan el:
>
> >Just starting to plan a small home wireless network...
> >
> >Based on personal experience, could anyone recommend a sound, reliable
> >wireless PCI adaptor that I can install in a PC to be used both under
> >Windows 98SE and GNU/Linux Ubuntu 6.06.
>
> I'd get a wireless bridge and connect it to a NIC if I were you. No driver
> issues at all then.
>
Seconded. Linux Wifi support isn't the best and IME using the
ndiswrapper is a PITA to get working right and even less so if you
enable WPA.


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