Return-path: Received: from xc.sipsolutions.net ([83.246.72.84]:52389 "EHLO sipsolutions.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753499AbYHBTRj (ORCPT ); Sat, 2 Aug 2008 15:17:39 -0400 Subject: Re: wireless USB adapters recommendations? From: Johannes Berg To: Daniel Gimpelevich Cc: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: (sfid-20080802_211017_111832_D6ADD2A8) References: <4894AC77.5060801@wpkg.org> (sfid-20080802_211017_111832_D6ADD2A8) Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="=-Fk5gh4B454YyH5aorlP7" Date: Sat, 02 Aug 2008 21:17:33 +0200 Message-Id: <1217704653.8621.54.camel@johannes.berg> (sfid-20080802_211742_513280_9258A5B8) Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: --=-Fk5gh4B454YyH5aorlP7 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Sat, 2008-08-02 at 19:09 +0000, Daniel Gimpelevich wrote: > > I'm looking for a USB wireless adapter which is well supported under > > Linux. > > - WPA2 > > - should support ad-hoc and access point modes - should work under > > mipsel (I had once a prism54 mini-PCI card which didn't work under > > mipsel) Didn't work under mipsel seems fixable, should be a driver issue. > Your requirements are mutually exclusive at the moment. Here is what the=20 > FSF says on the matter: > http://www.fsf.org/resources/hw/net/wireless/cards.html I wouldn't be too sure the FSF is a good source of information regarding wireless on Linux (or of anything about Linux for that matter). And the list is, indeed, rather incomplete and gives a very skewed picture. On the other hand, I don't think there are any USB devices that support AP mode. > Access-point mode is now dependent upon nl80211, which isn't finished yet= . Patience. It will be soon. johannes --=-Fk5gh4B454YyH5aorlP7 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Comment: Johannes Berg (powerbook) iQIcBAABAgAGBQJIlLLKAAoJEKVg1VMiehFYoCsQAL7jtymoXZnSPZKA0XunTaLI QhJcxTu0G6W3QQK6PpinXiOCE/q+9oqXW1nx9XSw68JvweOsSk+GmQEiOvIPIbOi Un91eVfh04p4j2pRxj4LCTbL5SUS3yTiYhQNzZC8AjQ/8DPPT/J3EtZ2hhDJqi3R I4A7kmqfsuZw/jN0BqnRBP1iyaZfRFQEd783GdfWchIR0Zuua5UMH1yMyycRYVkR mcHZr1YGLKIVG2BYKrL/Axg8UVqhA7TXn+kO0wHeuQzQG78l2hmzsoBmI4+J9HdR phyRNmav190Ski6LNc+Anc5nXQDRgy7tr6tqPD3AuWjchE6I05OPOreCDOxyxDY2 3WDRnZJG2lhz670y8mh+UbuDv0jZ9PmIlpJX1jtfk94QjhUF/mA/FD7PcpfvGz2i RlNyTXvmQCeU8Yc5o2AgrFXi2CU5vNaOO4DCGmle8t5wf7A0Rx2VBRiT5MCSMCTs e5cVVYpXV8fhO08GwzS19SoBqwTg3MAU088p1JjCrtdU90sLStgwS4uOoFu/tvZq a/uTVVybUpRSBweBV/2JcVI7/ygMblG0m9TSYq6ie85I825aPW9ubGhnXI2NLwv3 iZX/vsBCI17vxTI+D35cs95au1M81jUYT6Me+WPt4fbHd9GIWYSDCox5s1Rrztyd MtzfLQc1pp6zZs/X9f7A =6nUP -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-Fk5gh4B454YyH5aorlP7--