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From: Doug White <dwhite@gumbysoft.com>
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Subject: Re: wireless noob, researching solid NICs
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On Sun, 14 Sep 2003, twig les wrote:

> Hey all, I'm trying to get my first wireless network running in
> the next week or so and am researching the different options.  I
> liked the Intel option but the 2011 card is discontinued.  I
> also liked the Linksys option but I'm reading about some of the
> newer firmwares not being supported (>2.0?).  Can anyone
> recommend a nice little PCMCIA 802.11b card that works with WEP
> and is supported in 5.x?

Netgear MA411.  Its a Prism2.5 chipset and works well with just about
anything.  You can rev the firmware if you want to do hostap but the
shipped firmware is fine for normal station use.

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