I got the wrong card.
Sep. 30th, 2006 11:12 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
My old RaLink reference design card up and died on me, so I had to buy a new Wifi card, an 802.11b/g card. And granted, they got a good discount on Ebay plus there's enough of a selection so that I can choose one that works in Linux.
So I buy an Intel Pro/Wireless 5000, for about $8 total.
I got it in the mail yesterday, and on the lable it says "802.11a". Oh oh....
I double-check. Yep, it's 802.11a, aka networking on the 5 Ghz band and not the 2.4 Ghz band (-b/g). Atheros chip set, so I technically can use it, but it's also incompatible with 90% of the world, so I really can't.
I'm now pricing 802.11b/g cards. Thankfully I have a Sandisk Connect Plus 802.11b card, so I'm not exactly up the creek, but come on, that RaLink card was 802.11g. If you have a suggestion, please, check it against this site. [Linux WiFi support, cardbus list]
So I buy an Intel Pro/Wireless 5000, for about $8 total.
I got it in the mail yesterday, and on the lable it says "802.11a". Oh oh....
I double-check. Yep, it's 802.11a, aka networking on the 5 Ghz band and not the 2.4 Ghz band (-b/g). Atheros chip set, so I technically can use it, but it's also incompatible with 90% of the world, so I really can't.
I'm now pricing 802.11b/g cards. Thankfully I have a Sandisk Connect Plus 802.11b card, so I'm not exactly up the creek, but come on, that RaLink card was 802.11g. If you have a suggestion, please, check it against this site. [Linux WiFi support, cardbus list]
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Date: 2006-09-30 04:16 pm (UTC)Sorry to hear about you getting the wrong card though. -.-;
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