[plug] Anyone successfully using a wireless USB key with a linux laptop?

[garry]

William Kenworthy wrote:

>Anyone successfully using a wireless USB key with a linux laptop?  I
>bought a dlink DWG-G650+ PCMCIA card which is supposed to work - except
>on my laptop as it turns out (DEll i8200, a resource conflict - so if
>someone wants to make a reasonable offer on a brand new PCMCIA wireless
>card ...)
>
>So I am thinking of sidestepping the lousy APIC and ACPI support and try
>a usb wireless key - but am having a hard time trying to chase a
>suitable unit that has at least usable linux support on 2.6 kernels
>down.
>
>BillK
>
>  
>
You might be wise to talk to

RobC: http://www.freenet-antennas.com/

or

Techtopia: http://www.techtopia.com.au/index.php

I know Rob [at least] uses Linux...

HTH

Garry