Which WiFi device

Just bought a new laptop, and installed netstumbler and ethereal.

Problem is though that neither of those apps recognise or support the built
in Wifi adapter

Can anyone suggest a wifi devicem be it PCMCIA or USB that is compatible
with the above apps

Thanks

pleb
xbs
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On Tue, 10 Apr 2007 10:10:10 GMT, "Plebism" <(E-Mail Removed)> mused:

>Just bought a new laptop, and installed netstumbler and ethereal.
>
>Problem is though that neither of those apps recognise or support the built
>in Wifi adapter
>
>Can anyone suggest a wifi devicem be it PCMCIA or USB that is compatible
>with the above apps
>
Why PCMCIA or USB? I'd replace the built in (probably mini-PCI)
wireless adapter (which I did as my original Toshiba WiFi card was
crap).

What laptop\card have you got atm?
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"Lurch" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 10 Apr 2007 10:10:10 GMT, "Plebism" <(E-Mail Removed)> mused:
>
>>Just bought a new laptop, and installed netstumbler and ethereal.
>>
>>Problem is though that neither of those apps recognise or support the
>>built
>>in Wifi adapter
>>
>>Can anyone suggest a wifi devicem be it PCMCIA or USB that is compatible
>>with the above apps
>>
> Why PCMCIA or USB? I'd replace the built in (probably mini-PCI)
> wireless adapter (which I did as my original Toshiba WiFi card was
> crap).
>
> What laptop\card have you got atm?

It's an ACER Aspire 5050

Cheap and cheerful but does the job .. apart from the wifi bit

pleb
xbs

In article <6oJSh.8681$(E-Mail Removed)> , Plebism
says...
> Just bought a new laptop, and installed netstumbler and ethereal.
>
> Problem is though that neither of those apps recognise or support the built
> in Wifi adapter
>
> Can anyone suggest a wifi devicem be it PCMCIA or USB that is compatible
> with the above apps
>

As the main purpose of both of those is hacking, does it matter?


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Conor

Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright
until you hear them speak.........

"Conor" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed).. .
> In article <6oJSh.8681$(E-Mail Removed)> , Plebism
> says...
>> Just bought a new laptop, and installed netstumbler and ethereal.
>>
>> Problem is though that neither of those apps recognise or support the
>> built
>> in Wifi adapter
>>
>> Can anyone suggest a wifi devicem be it PCMCIA or USB that is compatible
>> with the above apps
>>
>
> As the main purpose of both of those is hacking, does it matter?

This is true .... but they are also very useful tools to monitor your own
network, and check for signal strength etc

pleb
xbs