do they still make pci wifi adapters?

[OBLAMA2009]

when i went to a few office supply stores they dont even carry these anymore, they only have usb sticks, which used to not be linux compatible. do they make pci wifi adapters anymore, and if so are the n ones linux compatible. and do the usb wifi adapters work in linux now?

 

[Ken g6]

Check online for those USB sticks. I bought an 802.11b usb-connected wifi device back in 2002, and used it on my desktop with Ubuntu 9.04 from 2009-2011, in ad-hoc mode. (At which point I got a real WiFi router.)

Or you could look into PCI WiFi adapters.

 

[OBLAMA2009]

Check online for those USB sticks. I bought an 802.11b usb-connected wifi device back in 2002, and used it on my desktop with Ubuntu 9.04 from 2009-2011, in ad-hoc mode. (At which point I got a real WiFi router.)

Or you could look into PCI WiFi adapters.

do you think any of those n adapters would work in ubuntu?

 

[VirtualLarry]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16833122275

Get one of these, flash it to DD-WRT, and use it as a wifi client. Plug your Linux PC's ethernet port into a LAN jack on the router, and it will connect wirelessly to your main router, once you set it up properly in the menus.

That is the route I would take.

However, note that those refurb routers come in v1 and v2 models. Only v2 is compatible with DD-WRT.

When I bought three a year and a half ago, I got v1 models. When I bought some six months ago, I got all v2.

 

[Ken g6]

However, note that those refurb routers come in v1 and v2 models. Only v2 is compatible with DD-WRT.

Huh, that's interesting. I bought one last year new, and it appears to be v3. Is that compatible with DD-WRT?

Edit: The answer may be "maybe". P.S. I am not network-ken.

 

[frozentundra123456]

I have a netgear WG 111 usb wireless adapter that works with linux. Didnt even have to install a driver. I am picking up the signal from my DSL wireless modem.

 

[mfenn]

Whether a Wifi device is connected via USB or PCI doesn't actually matter that much in terms of compatibility. What's important to know is what the actual controller is and what's the earliest kernel version that supports it. Most use Realtek, Broadcom, or Atheros chips which are fairly well supported, though it is possible to get some completely whacked out no-name chip for which no Linux drivers exist.

 

[Mike64]

do you think any of those n adapters would work in ubuntu?

For cards with a fair number of feedbacks, someone will usually get around to mentioning linux, yea or nay. Set the number of posts displayed to 100 at a time over on Newegg and use Crtl-F to find them.