HarryWeezer Posted January 25, 2010 Member ID: 20166 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 40 Topic Count: 611 Topics Per Day: 0.14 Content Count: 7655 Content Per Day: 1.79 Reputation: 7232 Achievement Points: 53682 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 36 Joined: 10/04/13 Status: Offline Last Seen: Tuesday at 01:07 PM Birthday: 10/16/1946 Device: Windows Posted January 25, 2010 I've a Linksys speed booster G router and associated NICs on the Windoze PCs but the granddaughter is moving in this weekend and she has a Linux box (don't know what flavor.) I hate to run Cat5 to the room she'll be using and wondered if anyone using Linux can tell me of a USB or card NIC that will work on Linux with this router that won't require an engineering degree to install. ?? Awards
WiZiD Posted January 25, 2010 Member ID: 804 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 32 Topic Count: 446 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 3600 Content Per Day: 0.63 Reputation: 1053 Achievement Points: 24386 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 4 Joined: 11/28/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 3 Birthday: 04/25/1960 Device: Windows Posted January 25, 2010 Googled it and found this.... http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-wireless-networking-41/which-usb-wireless-adapter-works-best-with-linux-717056/ Found this on ebay...not sure if it will work for you....do some research first..... http://cgi.ebay.com/TP-Link-Wireless-N-USB-Adapter-Atheros-2T2R-2-4Ghz_W0QQitemZ190367333133QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAU_Networking?hash=item2c52c6fb0d Awards
Brotrinde Posted January 25, 2010 Member ID: 363 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 2 Topic Count: 19 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 296 Content Per Day: 0.05 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 1674 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/13/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 22, 2024 Birthday: 12/13/1977 Device: Android Posted January 25, 2010 Hi Mate, I am running Ubuntu 9.10 and Fedora 12 with this card: TP-LInk 551 If you have any further question - please dont hesitate. BTW - actual Linux distributions will recognize alsmost every card without problems. Especially when it has an Atheros Chip on it - like most do.
HarryWeezer Posted January 26, 2010 Member ID: 20166 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 40 Topic Count: 611 Topics Per Day: 0.14 Content Count: 7655 Content Per Day: 1.79 Reputation: 7232 Achievement Points: 53682 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 36 Joined: 10/04/13 Status: Offline Last Seen: Tuesday at 01:07 PM Birthday: 10/16/1946 Device: Windows Author Posted January 26, 2010 Thanks Wizid and Brotrinde. Brotrinde: So, if I purchase the TP-Link 551, all I have to do is to shut down the PC, put it in, turn on the PC and Linux will recognize the NIC and configure it? I used to use Red Hat 7 and it took me a week once to install a simple NIC. I don't want to have to screw with this. I know Linux has advance a great deal since then, but I want this to work right off the bat. But, here's my other approach and maybe some of you network gurus can help with this. Rather than put a wireless NIC in her Linux computer, can I just use the wired NIC that already works, by taking a cable from that, to a device that will wirelessly access my router upstairs? For instance, Linksys sells an Access Point (Wireless-G Access Point Model WAP546). Can I install this device downstairs, and have it wirelessly connect to my WRT54GS router upstairs, and simply connect her computer to it with a cable? If not, is there a wireless device which I can put next to her Linux system downstairs that I can connect via cable to her PC, and which will then connect to the router? Thanks all!!! Awards
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