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David Galea <davidgalea@internode.on.net> wrote:

>Is there a wifi card available for Ubutuntu hardy in Australia?
>
>My desktop needs to relocate upstairs and I would like to test wifi on 
>linux.
My D-Link DWL-G520 is working under Mythbuntu 8.04. It uses an Atheros
chip set that requires their proprietary drivers. The drivers are not
included with the distribution but they are an easy addition.

Dick Smith stocks them so if you are willing to pay their inflated
price you can try it for up to fourteen days and give it back if your
test fails. It would be really wicked to give it back and buy it
elsewhere if your test succeeds!

I found my Wireless G network with the addition of a high gain antenna
at the router was too slow for watching TV or transferring a few
gigabytes of data but was fine for ordinary Internet access. The
distances involved are about 15 metres and two or three walls. If you
don't already have a wireless network I would head straight for
Wireless N or powerline adaptors
<http://www.dlink.com.au/Products.aspx?Sec=1&Sub1=26&Sub2=80&PID=314>.