Wireless-G USB adapter

On Fri, 05 Nov 2004 16:25:31 +0100, Olivier wrote:

> Does anyone know if it exists wireless (802.11g)USB adapters for linux.

My advice is to avoid wireless USB adapters. The drivers aren't mature
and USB is not well suited as a protocol to wireless. Instead look at
something like this:

http://usa.asus.com/products/communi...g/overview.htm

Other manufacturers have similar products now. These devices use an
ethernet port instead of a USB port so drivers aren't a problem. Also
usable as an access point.

Bob T.

Hi,

Does anyone know if it exists wireless (802.11g)USB adapters for linux.
I found a lot of solutions (drivers) for windows, but not for linux.

Thanks,

Olivier

Bob Tennent wrote:
> My advice is to avoid wireless USB adapters. The drivers aren't mature
> and USB is not well suited as a protocol to wireless. Instead look at
> something like this:
>
> http://usa.asus.com/products/communi...g/overview.htm
>
It seems indeed a good solution, to avoid problems with usb drivers.
Thanks for the idea.

Olivier

Olivier wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Does anyone know if it exists wireless (802.11g)USB adapters for linux.
> I found a lot of solutions (drivers) for windows, but not for linux.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Olivier
Hey I dont know but I have a wireless card linksys and a MS network, I
have installed Mandrake7 from an old disk, and it works OK, as long as
you dont wanna go online. ALso I have a S3 video card and my resolution
still looks fuzzy.
IDEAS
How to get card configured?
Fix resolution, Ive tried at least 20 dif drivers, (All the ones with S3
in their name)
Thanx
walt

Olivier wrote:

> Bob Tennent wrote:
>> My advice is to avoid wireless USB adapters. The drivers aren't mature
>> and USB is not well suited as a protocol to wireless. Instead look at
>> something like this:
>>
>> http://usa.asus.com/products/communi...g/overview.htm
>>
> It seems indeed a good solution, to avoid problems with usb drivers.
> Thanks for the idea.
>
> Olivier


Can someone quickly and in a sentence or two explain the distinction between
a "wireless ethernet adapter" and an "access point?" I think I know but
....

On 2004-11-09, Sundial Services <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> Can someone quickly and in a sentence or two explain the distinction between
> a "wireless ethernet adapter" and an "access point?" I think I know but

Wireless Ethernet Adapter: A network card that connect to a computer and
allow access to a network trough radio signal instead of cable
Access Point: a device that allow Wireless devices to connect to a cabled
network.

Davide

--
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smile and a gun -- Al Capone

On Tue, 09 Nov 2004 15:03:01 -0500, Sundial Services wrote:

>>> My advice is to avoid wireless USB adapters. The drivers aren't mature
>>> and USB is not well suited as a protocol to wireless. Instead look at
>>> something like this:
>>>
>>> http://usa.asus.com/products/communi...g/overview.htm
>>>
>
> Can someone quickly and in a sentence or two explain the distinction between
> a "wireless ethernet adapter" and an "access point?" I think I know but

An access point is a server; a wireless adapter is a client. Sometimes
a device can be switched from one to the other.

Bob T.

Sundial Services <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> Can someone quickly and in a sentence or two explain the distinction between
> a "wireless ethernet adapter" and an "access point?" I think I know but
> ...

They're the two opposite ends of the same cable.

In a cable-less setting, of course .

Peter

On Wed, 10 Nov 2004 09:05:24 +0100, Peter T. Breuer wrote:

>> Can someone quickly and in a sentence or two explain the distinction between
>> a "wireless ethernet adapter" and an "access point?"
>
> They're the two opposite ends of the same cable.
>
> In a cable-less setting, of course .

Quite misleading: there can be many clients (adapters) for the same
server (access point) which doesn't correspond to a cable at all. An
access point is more like a hub or switch, allowing many "wireless
cables" to connect to it.

Bob Tennent wrote:
> Quite misleading: there can be many clients (adapters) for the same
> server (access point) which doesn't correspond to a cable at all. An
> access point is more like a hub or switch, allowing many "wireless
> cables" to connect to it.

And such a box as this, could therefore be used both "to connect," and "to
be connected to by others." Thank you.