[LUAU] WiFi NIC that plays nice with Linux?

[Brian Chee]

The stubbies in general are fine but in places like convention centers (open
air but indoors and BEFORE the exhibitors trash the 2.4ghz spectrum) I've
gotten perhaps 1/2 the distance of what you'd get on a full size antenna.
What you really lose is antenna diversity (my experience) and the stubbies
are nearly useless in an environment where you have LOTS of metal and
bouncing signals. Avoiding those situations and they're fine.

/brian chee


On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 12:12 PM, J.K.Roby <jim at jimroby.com> wrote:

> I bought one of the little stubbie recently,it was employed on a Win7 box.
> I read both packages in the store and the manufacture specks were same same.
> I went for the stubbie,and it works great.I was worried that it had to go
> through two wall,but it yielded full signal strength. Not very
> scientific,but very pleased.
>
>
> On 05/24/2011 11:38 AM, Jeff Mings wrote:
>
>> Hi All!
>>
>>    I'm re-deploying a very plain Dell Inspiron 1100 laptop, that used run
>> WinXP, as a Lucid Lynx box.  It's to be used as a training laptop -
>> employees use it to read training material, watch instructional videos, etc.
>> and Ubuntu has worked out very nicely for this on another laptop - very low
>> maintenance.
>>
>>    This laptop has a built-in 10/100 ethernet NIC, and I was wondering if
>> anyone has a strong recommendation for one of the USB WiFi NICs for a modern
>> Linux.  I.e., there are several listed on NewEgg that _should_ work, but I'm
>> interested in real-world experience.  Also, there are several very tiny USB
>> "stubby" NICs that are so small that they can be left in.  These would seem
>> to have very limited antenna strength.  Anyone tried one of those and tested
>> coverage and signal strength?
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>>
>> -Jeff Mings
>>
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