I use the Orinoco (Lucent) card and I really like it. I use it under Win and FreeBSD (I know there is linux support as well) and I have had no trouble. I have one of their access points too, and they are all good, it just depends on what you need them to do. -Erik On Wed, 18 Sep 2002 09:44:25 -0500 rpgoldman at real-time.com wrote: > > Can anyone suggest what would be the best WAP + wireless > PCI cards for > me to buy for a linux system? More specifically for a > network of about > 5 boxen, mostly linux but with one or two windowses [we > hates it, my > precious]. > > Specifically, where "best" == "most likely to just work > without me > having to spend hours figuring stuff out and editing > config files." > Preferably this would include encryption being enabled > from the > get-go, rather than requiring a lot of pain to set up. > > Actually, if the answer to the above is "there isn't > any," that would > be useful info, too! > > I'm just reconstructing my home office after a move and > trying to > assess whether pulling wire (ugh --- lath and plaster > walls) or buying > some stuff will get me to fully functioning fastest. > > I know there are HOWTOs out the wazoo on wireless, but > most of them > don't really help distinguish between "this will work > easily" and > "this will work, but by the end you'll be drinking vodka > and percodan > like spring water." > > Thanks! > R > _______________________________________________ > Twin Cities Linux Users Group Mailing List - > Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > http://www.mn-linux.org > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > https://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list