[CALUG] USB Wifi Adapter

[Dan Deighton]

Rajiv,

Recently, I was looking at USB Wifi to capture traffic and I found this
list, which had a lot of good information:
http://backtrack.offensive-security.com/index.php?title=HCL:Wireless#USB_Dongles

I have had luck with a D-Link WUA-1340
(http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833127081&Tpk=D-Link%2bWUA-1340) .  It worked out of the box with BackTrack, but the modules were not installed by default in Fedora 7.  

I am awaiting delivery of a BUFFALO WLI-U2-KG54-AI
(http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833162130&Tpk=WLI-U2-KG54-AI).  Once that arrives, I will have something to compare against the D-Link.

Let us know what you decide to go with.

 -Dan

On Mon, 2007-10-29 at 10:47 -0400, Rajiv Gunja wrote:
> Anyone using an USB Wifi adapter for their Linux desktop/laptop?
> 
> 1. Which make works best with Linux?
> 2. What is the life expectancy of an USB wifi adapter?
> 
> I want to move one of my desktops to a different room and would like
> to connect using wifi than pull a cable.
> Thanks in advance for your advise.
> 
> -GGR
> Rajiv G Gunja
> 
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