What client adapters does NetStumbler work with?
NetStumbler author Marius Milner actively enhances the product, adding more supported client adapters on a regular basis. He posts a list of supported client adapters in the readme file for the NetStumbler software. This readme file is included in the NetStumbler download archive, but it’s also posted on the Web. This is the first place you should look to check for specific client adapter support. On the other hand, there are similarities in drivers and in client adapter hardware, and often an adapter that is not on the official “supported” list will be similar enough to a supported adapter to work. This whole business is made worse by the fact that some adapters will work using Windows XP drivers and won’t work using drivers for other operating systems. If you have an adapter that isn’t on Marius’ supported list, try it! This is especially true if you’re using Windows XP. Your chances improve if you have the latest firmware loaded on the adapter, and also the latest OS drivers from th
