Wi-Fi PCI Card

[gmoreno]

Hello,

I found a place to stay in the east bay. I found a really nice place in Dublin. I get all utilites and rent for one fee. The house has wireless network. So I need a PCI Wi-Fi card. What is a good card that I can possibly attach an external antenna in the future? That is easily configurable in linux. I think I might get into building antennas and that kind of thing.

TIA
P.S. Thanks again trickster for that link.

[redhead]

minitar mn54gpc-r

[trickster]

You're welcome! Hope it works out!

[gmoreno]

I got the card in today after ups gave me a tough time. Ok. What apps do I use to see if there is any wifi service I can tap into.

TIA

[gmoreno]

Netgear wg311t worked out of the box. I can configure it but I am yet to find a scanner. I *think* airsnort dose this. But I am not sure if it only cracks weps.

[redhead]

What module is it using ?
Since I'm having problems getting my Netgear WG311 working..

[gmoreno]

ath_pci                50724  0
wlan                  105564  2 ath_pci
ath_hal               129232  2 ath_pci

Ubuntu

[Compunuts]

Netgear make several versions of WG311s (bustards) without changing its version number but only the chipsets (AFAIK). I don't know about PCI stuff but my WG511 is a piece of junk and I'm having a hell of a hard time trying to find someone to switch the card who uses only Windozs.

Or may be I should just get another PC card since the prices have fallen sharply. :-\

[gmoreno]

I got mine on overstock for around $28 with everything. Works fine.

[Compunuts]

What model you have for PCMCIA?