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XazZ

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From: Munich, Germany

Registered: 2006-12-30

Posts: 72

I need a new wifi-adapter/wifi-card

Hi everyone...

I'm currently thinking of buying a new wlan-adapter...
At the moment I got a D-Link DWL-122 (11Mbps)
The worst thing on this USB-dongle is that there are no Linux driver available (I got to use ndiswrapper).
Another problem is the speed:
I'm here on the second floor, but my router is in the cellar.
My maximum link quality (got this value from iwconfig) is 42%.. - BUT: I've put some CD's on my USB-dongle to get a better link quality... (this works!)
Without the CD's I only got ~30% (that's not enough to connect to the router).

Now I've been looking for a new wlan-adapter...
It don't has to be an USB-dongle, but there should be Linux drivers for the card/dongle (not with ndiswrapper!).
I've searched a bit and I found one pci-card and one USB-dongle that would fit (I'm not a wireless-pro!):
FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick (http://www.avm.de/en/Produkte/FRITZBox/ … index.html):
802.11g++ (125 Mbit/s)
costs ~35 Euro (shipping included)
Chipset: AVM (they provide a linux-driver on their website!)

Super G & eXtended Range 108M Wireless PCI Adapter (http://www.tp-link.com/products/product_des.asp?id=17):
802.11a/b/g
costs ~24 Euro (shipping included)
Chipset: Atheros (linux-driver: madwifi)

Suggestions for other wifi-adapters are of course welcome, but note that the wlan-adapter should give me a good connection...!
(I'm here on the second floor and my router is in the cellar)
Another criteria is that it shouldn't cost more than 35 Euro.
It doesn't matter if it's a USB-dongle or a pci-card (I don't have a pcmcia slot because this is my workstation)
Oh, and one last thing: I live in Germany... (if this is important)

Thanks in advance...
XazZ

XazZ

Member

From: Munich, Germany

Registered: 2006-12-30

Posts: 72

Re: I need a new wifi-adapter/wifi-card

Hi everyone again...

I forgot to tell you which router I got...
It's a AVM Fritz!Box Fon WLAN 7050 (very nice thing )
Here is it's product page: http://www.avm.de/en/Produkte/FRITZBox/ … index.html

My router is from the same manufacturer as the USB-dongle I showed above...
USB-dongle and router support 802.11g++ (125 Mbit/s)...
But I think the pci-card has the better antenna...

Keep in mind that I don't know very much about wireless networking...

Thanks in advance..
XazZ