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
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