wi-fi usb recognized by ubuntu

[jaarik]

I am now using an SMC usb wifi dongle on top of Ndiswrapper and it works, but I have got minor issues (like whenever I connect a USB mouse, the kernel locks up after a while; and I can only get WEP to work, but on Windows it used cope with WPA2).

I sort of want to get a dongle that gets recongnized out-of-the-box by ubuntu, no hassles, but my problem is, the hardware they describe on ubuntu wifi docs is sort of taken out of South African shopping context.

I want something relatively cheap with at least proven WPA out of the box and available, say, from www.digitalplanet.co.za or whatever.

Could you help with suggestions?

 

[jaarik]

thank you, mybroadband community, your response is overwhelming.

 

[milomak]

we aim to please. glad you were satisfied with our service.

 

[.Froot.]

Take a look at netgear dongles. It should work.

 

[jaarik]

Take a look at netgear dongles. It should work.

thanks. do (did) you use one on (k)ubuntu?

 

[jaarik]

we aim to please. glad you were satisfied with our service.

how cute. your nick can be split in russian like this:

milo = soap
mak = poppy

MUHAHA.

 

[milomak]

yours can be spilt into afrikaans as follows:

ja - yes
arik - arik

 

[jaarik]

yours can be spilt into afrikaans as follows:

ja - yes
arik - arik

you break my copyright

 

[koffiejunkie]

jaarik, if you're in Jo'burg, stop by PC International in Randburg. They sell (or did, last time I was there) a Canyon CN-WF518 USB Wifi dongle that uses the RaLink chipset. There are linux drivers (and they supply a Mac driver too, which is why I bought it initially). It was pretty cheap too.

I haven't tried it in Ubuntu, but I use it successfully in Debian. I had to install the driver but that's quick and painless.

 

[jaarik]

jaarik, if you're in Jo'burg, stop by PC International in Randburg. They sell (or did, last time I was there) a Canyon CN-WF518 USB Wifi dongle that uses the RaLink chipset. There are linux drivers (and they supply a Mac driver too, which is why I bought it initially). It was pretty cheap too.

I haven't tried it in Ubuntu, but I use it successfully in Debian. I had to install the driver but that's quick and painless.

that is business! thanks indeed.