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can you guys suggest a wifi card which will run both on windows xp and linux

A compatible router running DD-WRT in "client bridge" mode. E.g. Asus WL-520gU

Pro:

- driver free, OS-independent, independently connected, supports multiple devices, not expensive, easy to use and maintain once set up, positionable for best reception, re-purposable, also supports repeating and other wacky features

Con:

- complex initial setup, requires working wired LAN port, size / portability
 
Reviews are done if the manufacturer send review sample (and do some advertizing) on the reviewer magazine/site.

Some none American manufacturer might not have the inclination, or and, savvy marketers that know how to manipulate the American consumers.

It is a marketing issue and has nothing to do with the value of the product.

 
Any Atheros-based card supported by http://madwifi.org/. Pay very, very close attention to the exact markings on the supported hardware list. SOHO vendors are notorious for making a card P/N ABC123, where somewhere inside the package there will be a sticker that says v1, v2, or v3, each of which is a completely different product (chipset, antenna, RF design, quality, etc.).
 
thanks for the reply,

i visited madwifi.org but could not find a list of hardware supported by madwifi? would the EDIMAX EW-7128g be supported by madwifi
 
I have the Edimax external USB wifi modem and it works in my CentOS, Fedora, Debian, Ubuntu, XP, 2000 Pro, Windows Server 2003, and Vista systems.
 
thanks for the reply,

i had a airstation g54 usb modem and one fine day it went dead. dont know when i brought it and if i can return it.
i am not so sure about external usb modems so going for pci modem
 
It depends on the USB construction.

The thumb size USB Wireless has a problem if they are used for long period of time.

Because of their mechanical bulid they have poor heat dissipation and they tend to over heat.

They are OK to Use it as a back up or on the road for short period of time but they are poor choice as a main Wireless card.


As for the EW-7128g

http://www.linuxcompatible.org...x_ew-7128g_c12400.html

If a card does not have native Linux drivers and it happens to work with the MadWIFI that is nice.

Not to buy a card because it is Not compatible with MadWIFI while it is working well with its own drivers is "Silly".
 
hey you posted this "A compatible router running DD-WRT in "client bridge" mode. E.g. Asus WL-520gU

Pro:

- driver free, OS-independent, independently connected, supports multiple devices, not expensive, easy to use and maintain once set up, positionable for best reception, re-purposable, also supports repeating and other wacky features

Con:

- complex initial setup, requires working wired LAN port, size / portability "

Can you give me more information on how to do this? How would I set it up? I was orginally going to go with a wireless n draft pci adapter but this seems like a better idea. I have a linksys wireless 54g router that is set up with internet and gives wifi to 3 other laptops and a ps3.

The thing is, is that I am using a desktop and I need wifi. Do you still think I should do this router idea in client mode instead of using a pci draft n wireless adapter?

Thanks man!

and what is this DD-WRT technogoly?

would it be better to go with SMC SMCWEB-N or ASUS WL-520gU IEEE 802.3/3u/3x, IEEE 802.11b/g Wireless Router. Price not really an issue. Also I am using vista 64

thanks

n draft (can this run DD-WRT in "client bridge" mode)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16833129169

g tech running DD-WRT in "client bridge" mode.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16833320023

pci adapter http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16833124069

 
DD-WRT is firmware which runs on a number of wireless routers, and has a very rich feature set compared to most wireless routers' native firmware. Among these features is wireless client bridging.

Only specific routers are supported by DD-WRT, as described in this list:

http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Supported_Devices

The related "known incompatible" list includes Atheros and Ubicom-equipped devices, which means that the SMCWEB-N cannot run DD-WRT, and is unlikely to be able to do so in the future. However, that's not a real problem -- if you just need a wireless client bridge, the richness of the routing feature set isn't important, an off-the-shelf bridge such as the SMC will do the job and be much easier to set up than DD-WRT.

You can get a taste of the DD-WRT setup from this page:

http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Wireless_Bridge

DD-WRT has a much richer feature set -- those devices can be used as routers, and wireless repeaters in addition -- and can run on a variety of legacy and inexpensive hardware. These are its main advantages.

A couple of considerations would lead me to a bridge over a PCI adapter:

- wish for supporting multiple devices
- wish for being driver-free (e.g. for unsupported OS or multiple OS's)

The initial cost is generally higher. The initial setup can be more complicated (esp. for DD-WRT). But after these factors are taken care of, wireless bridges are generally easier to maintain and use over the long term.
 
ahh i see. i see that the SMCWEB-N would actually be a good choice because it features Ethernet Client mode. Basically meaning it can bridge connections right? Do most routers not have this feature?

and can the SMCWEB-N not nativly run as a router?? huh

And what do you mean by wireless repeaters???

i think im going with the SMCWEB-N over the asus one unless you can convince me otherwise. thanks!!
 
thanks for the reply,

oh ho, that is what it was. yes i had had the airstation on 24/7 🙂, didnt know that they had an overheating issue
 
Originally posted by: moomoopro
i see that the SMCWEB-N would actually be a good choice because it features Ethernet Client mode. Basically meaning it can bridge connections right?
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Yes.

Do most routers not have this feature?
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No, they don't.

can the SMCWEB-N not nativly run as a router??
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No, it can't. It can run as a wireless access point, but this is often not as useful as a router because it doesn't handle the Internet access and firewall -- all it does is provide wireless access to an existing network -- and there are tons of choices for wireless routers at the consumer level.

And what do you mean by wireless repeaters???
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When you already have a wireless network, but want to increase its range without running additional wires, a wireless repeater can be used -- to connect to the existing network wirelessly, and then to pass on that connection further wirelessly. However, there are performance issues here, and as you're dealing with wireless and increasing its complexity at the fringe, you might not get good connectivity and stability. In other words, it's better to run wires as usual, but this may be something to try when you have little choice.
 
hey Madwand1 so i go the SMCWEB-N and i can't for the love of god set this up. Can you help me? im using vista ultimate 64bit. I tried to follow the manual and it still won't work.

The main internet connection is from a modem->linksys WRT54g if that matters at all.

thanks!
 
Have you tried SMC support? They should be able to walk you through this and diagnose it step by step on the phone, and that could be much quicker than a thread here.

Alternatively, try simplifying by disabling any security, and following the 'quick setup guide' carefully. (Re-enable security as desired once it's working.)

If you still have problems, you'll need to provide the details of the steps you've followed and what happened.
 
It's certainly true my Edimax becomes one hot mother. I used it as School LAN Parties with Windows Server 2003 to make the server become the internet gateway so all the desktops in the LAN Party could have network ability. After running for 14 hours straight, it definitely got hot. It was used the whole time as well to stream anime to that server and then output it to a 80" projection. So I got pimpin. I thermal pasted a NB heatsink to it with a 40mm fan 🙂. Needless to say it was perfectly cool.
 
Hello,

i bought an edimax 802.11g turbo mode wifi card and i cant get it connected to my wifi router.

when i tried the rail link wifi utility and highlight my access point, the connect button gets greyed out.

is there a new version o the wifi connnect utility.

i tried to connect using the windows connect utility, but seem to go into an endless loop, where it seems to connect and diconnect at a frequency of 1-2 seconds 🙂
 
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