[H-GEN] Which type of wireless device?

[Stephen Thorne]

On 7/13/07, List Puppy <listpuppy at gmail.com> wrote:
> I have a laptop that doesn't have a built-in wireless network device,
> and am looking to buy a wireless device to plug in.  So far I've found
> PCMCIA and USB types available and don't know which would be most
> suitable.  Nor do I know which chipset/brand would be compatible with
> the OS.
>
> Not being any kind of expert regarding wireless networking, I'm
> looking for some information about the pro's and con's of PCMCIA vs
> USB wireless devices.  The only pro I've thought of so far is that a
> USB type would be more portable (ie: usable in desktops as well as
> laptops).
>
> The OS on the laptop is, and will likely always be, Linux.  The
> flavour of Linux may change from time to time, but is currently SuSE
> 10.2.
>
> Any advice that the good people of Humbug could provide will be
> greatly appreciated.

This is the page I go to to find out if a wireless card is supported
under linux:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs

It's not Suse, but if it works on one linux, it's bound to work on
more. Both pcmcia and usb cards are listed.

If you buy the wrong card (or the wrong revision of a card, even
worse) you will have a hell of a time getting it working.

-- 
Stephen Thorne

"Give me enough bandwidth and a place to sit and I will move the world."
  --Jonathan Lange