[arch] USB Wireless Dongle

[Askadar]

Am Montag, 4. September 2006 12:26 schrieb Doug Jolley:
> Has anyone gotten a USB wireless dongle working?  If so, is there any
> guidance available?  I happen to be working with a Netgear MA111; but, I'm
> not married to it as I have only borrowed it to see if I can get it
> working.  Thanks for any input.
>
>         ... doug

Just in case you end up buying a new one, this might interest you. I stumbled 
over the following entry in the comprehensible changelog [1] for the upcoming 
2.6.18 kernel:

> ZyDAS ZD1211 USB-WLAN driver: there are 60+ USB wifi adapters available on
> the market based on the ZyDAS ZD1211 chip, based on ZyDAS's own GPL driver,
> additionally, the firmware is redistributable and they have provided device
> specs. Kudos to ZyDAS. If you support "open hardware", you know what to do
> the next time you need a wifi adapter ;-) 

Sounds like a well supported choice to me.

- Askadar

[1] 
http://www.kernelnewbies.org/LinuxChanges#head-4da044e5471a2da356e794daa95807b53538bb1d