Laptop Wifi recommendation (cardbus)

[Gerard J Snitselaar]

On  0, Eric Richardson <ekr at amug.org> wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I'm looking to add WLAN support to an older laptop with a 32bit type  
> II slot, 3.3v cardbus. I'm currently running Debian testing, etch.  
> I'd like something that supports 802.11b/g and wap2 to use when out  
> and about. I saw some stuff that suggested that TP-Link TL-WN510g  
> might work good with madwifi (ath-pci driver) and wpa-supplicant for  
> the security.
> 
>  Any help on what card to buy and where would be much appreciated.  
> madwifi.org has so many that I don't know where to start but it  
> doesn't have to be the latest/fancy stuff like n/mimo etc.
> 
> Thanks,
> Eric
>

I have used madwifi before and had good luck with it. I haven't used
a cardbus nic with an atheros chipset though. My old laptop had atheros
built in.