Fantastic Wireless USB NewsForge Article
I just ran into a great article on NewsForge about a topic that I've been asked about twice in the past 2 months:
Can you use connected to a wireless network from LinuxThe answer is a bit complicated, as many of the newer commercially available cards and USB adapters are unsupported, and sometimes even certain models of a specific card will use a different chipset depending on whether they were made this year or last.
Luckily, netgear's cheap USB adapter (the MA111, available for $15+ on ebay) seems to work well. I got myself 2 just to have them if I need them.
Once you get the little adapter, setting it up can be a bit tricky. There are a few manual steps to go through, but the newsforge article sums up what you need to do nicely.
