Sheridan Hutchinson <Sheridan@Shezza.org> writes: >Sven wrote: >> Dear all, >> >> is there besides http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Devices any other >> comprehensive list of PCI and USB wireless devices which are known to >> work with Linux (no proprietary drivers)? >> >> Because I switched to a 64bit system recently my current D-Link DWL- >> G520+, which I was using via ndiswrapper, can't be operated with Linux >> anymore since D-Link doesn't provide any 64bit Windows drivers. >> >> I'm looking for a device (USB preferred) which works with kernel >> 2.6.22 and supports WPA. >> >> Thank you! >In my experience, don't buy any wireless adapter for linux unless it is >based on the Atheros chipset. The MADWIFI driver supports these cards, >very, very, well, and within 12 months it looks like we'll get a driver >and HAL that will be fully GPL and hopefully in the mainline kernel. Actually the intel 2200 and 3945 cards also work well. I have not tried them on 64 bit, but on 32 bit they work, and their drivers (except for firmware, which has nothing to do with the CPU, is opensource) >If anyone asks me these days I tell them not to buy it unless it's an >Atheros, it's all they need to know. >-- >Regards, >Sheridan Hutchinson >Sheridan@Shezza.org

In comp.os.linux.networking Sven <sj1981@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear all, > > is there besides http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Devices any other > comprehensive list of PCI and USB wireless devices which are known to > work with Linux (no proprietary drivers)? > > Because I switched to a 64bit system recently my current D-Link DWL- > G520+, which I was using via ndiswrapper, can't be operated with Linux > anymore since D-Link doesn't provide any 64bit Windows drivers. > > I'm looking for a device (USB preferred) which works with kernel > 2.6.22 and supports WPA. > > Thank you! Airlink AWLL3026 is USB. It uses the kernel's zd1211rw driver. The chipset is zd1211b, originally Zydas, but Atheros bought Zydas recently. Jerry