Looking for an 802.11B/G USB adapter

**jhwelsh** · 04-20-2004, 07:37 AM

I'm looking for an 802.11b or g USB adapter that has external antenna capabilities and works under netstumbler. My other option in figuring in is a USB to PCMCIA adapter and using an old Orinoco PC Card.

Anyone know of any?

**peterh** · 04-20-2004, 09:12 AM

Check this:
802.11g
802.11b
both r from Linksys. Dlink has some also i think.
hope it helps.

**jhwelsh** · 04-20-2004, 09:16 AM

Originally Posted by peterh

Check this:
802.11g
802.11b
both r from Linksys. Dlink has some also i think.
hope it helps.

I've seen those but unfortunately they don't support external antennas and netstumbler doesn't work well with the chipset linksys uses.

Thanks for the info though.

**sfay93** · 04-20-2004, 10:26 AM

I am using the D-Link DWL-AG530. It supports a, b, and g. I have even gotten fair results with the included antenna. I am however still trying to find another external antenna with the MMCX connector on it. There are these 7db gain, omni directional, magnetic base ones on ebay for like $20. None of them have an MMCX connector though and you lose like 1db for every connection so I might end up with one of the 5.5db ones I have seen there.

Edit: Almost forgot, I have used it with netstumbler and it works fine.

**wizardPC** · 04-20-2004, 12:06 PM

USB Orinoco card.

and that about sums up your choices

**sfay93** · 04-20-2004, 12:26 PM

Originally Posted by wizardPC

USB Orinoco card.

and that about sums up your choices

Not true as mine works with netstumbler and it is a D-Link.

**Aftaab001** · 04-20-2004, 12:30 PM

dunno if it is of any use but still http://www.wifi-warehouse.co.uk/

**wizardPC** · 04-20-2004, 01:57 PM

Originally Posted by sfay93

Not true as mine works with netstumbler and it is a D-Link.

I will not argue with you there, but it is not supported
http://stumbler.net/readme/readme_0_3_30.html

Originally Posted by Thorn @ netstumbler

The problem is that unsupported cards may work on your system fine, but will not work on an "identical" system. Unsupported cards may also have sudden failures or unexplained hangs. This is all part of the behavior of the NDIS drivers.