best 802.11G pc card?

[razorweb]

the SMC2532W-B is the king of cards in my opinion, thanks to its 200MW output. However, there is no G version. What do you think is the best 802.11G card in terms of range and reliability?

Thanks

 

[JknowWhat]

I am also curious about this. Also, does anyone else know of a good wireless USB adapter?

 

[VirtualLarry]

IMHO, stay away from the LinkSys WUSB54G, I've had nothing but disappointing performance, and system instability, because of it. (Actually, I have it paired with a LinkSys WRT54Gv2 too, so I suppose either one could really be the problem. Quality and stability on both units leaves a bit to be desired.)

My biggest problem, is for some reason, the client NIC starts to ping-pong between 54Mbit/s and 24Mbit/s speeds, and while that is happening, no data can pass. Signal strength and link quality, as shown by the LinkSys wireless client util, are both fully-green bars, so signal quality/strength should not be a problem at all. The two devices are in two rooms a hallway apart from each other. Interestingly enough, I've spent the last many hours downloading from Usenet, and no problem. But when I wanted to watch a streaming newscast from a local station about the Red Sox game, it kept cutting out. I could pull up the network properties for the connection, and you could watch, side-by-side - when it started to change speeds is when the streaming would halt. Yet the player would still show "playing". Very frustrating.

The problem was worse before, when I had the WRT54Gv2 set to "G-only" mode, believing that it would be faster, since I only have a single 'G' client connected to it as well, but after a few days, my internet connection, web pages, everything, would grind to a halt. A reboot of the router fixed it. Since I set the router to accepting "mixed-mode" clients, the problem seems much reduced.

 

[n0cmonkey]

At the moment, I don't like any of them. 802.11b is where I'll stay until vendors start caring.

 

[imported_maniac6911]

I have just recently implemented 3Com 3CRDAG675 cards. I tested a few for about a month before this and had no problems with the connection. They support 108Mbs in turbo mode, so we will be able to get access points which support this speed when the pricing comes down.

I know you may say that 3Com is expensive, but after comparing the pricing there is little difference for what u get out.

 

[razorweb]

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey
At the moment, I don't like any of them. 802.11b is where I'll stay until vendors start caring.

im with you for now. IMHO, the best 802.11b card by far is the 200mw Senao/SMC2532. I just got a big ass antenna for it and it is rock solid. I would use the XI-325 drivers as the drivers that come with the SMC just plain suck.

 

[razorweb]

There is a website devoted to linksys driver modifications and hacks. its in the forums somewhere.

Originally posted by: VirtualLarry
IMHO, stay away from the LinkSys WUSB54G, I've had nothing but disappointing performance, and system instability, because of it. (Actually, I have it paired with a LinkSys WRT54Gv2 too, so I suppose either one could really be the problem. Quality and stability on both units leaves a bit to be desired.)

My biggest problem, is for some reason, the client NIC starts to ping-pong between 54Mbit/s and 24Mbit/s speeds, and while that is happening, no data can pass. Signal strength and link quality, as shown by the LinkSys wireless client util, are both fully-green bars, so signal quality/strength should not be a problem at all. The two devices are in two rooms a hallway apart from each other. Interestingly enough, I've spent the last many hours downloading from Usenet, and no problem. But when I wanted to watch a streaming newscast from a local station about the Red Sox game, it kept cutting out. I could pull up the network properties for the connection, and you could watch, side-by-side - when it started to change speeds is when the streaming would halt. Yet the player would still show "playing". Very frustrating.

The problem was worse before, when I had the WRT54Gv2 set to "G-only" mode, believing that it would be faster, since I only have a single 'G' client connected to it as well, but after a few days, my internet connection, web pages, everything, would grind to a halt. A reboot of the router fixed it. Since I set the router to accepting "mixed-mode" clients, the problem seems much reduced.