What is the best client adapter to use with NetStumbler?
There is no one answer to this question. The way to approach it is to look at the four variables that govern a client’s suitability for use with NetStumbler. I list them in their order of importance: • Technology. 802.11b is the only wireless technology supported by NetStumbler. 802.11a and draft 802.11g do not (currently) work at all. TI’s 802.11b+ chipset has been reported by some to work, but my experiments with D-Link’s DWL-650+ PC card have not borne this out. • NetStumbler compatibility. As I mentioned above, not all 802.11b Wi-Fi clients work with NetStumbler. You’ll have to check Marius Milner’s list of supported cards regularly, and monitor pertinent traffic on the NetStumbler Forums. • Antenna jack. Although not strictly required, it’s very difficult to get effective results with a laptop using a PC card’s tiny integrated “bulge” antenna. A fairly small cohort of PC cards has a tiny coaxial jack into which you can plug a coaxial connector leading (via a short run of coaxial c
There is no one answer to this question. The way to approach it is to look at the four variables that govern a client’s suitability for use with NetStumbler. I list them in their order of importance: • Technology. 802.11b and 802.11g are the only wireless technologies supported by NetStumbler. 802.11a does not (currently) work at all. TI’s 802.11b+ chipset has been reported by some to work, but my experiments with D-Link’s DWL-650+ PC card have not borne this out. • NetStumbler compatibility. As I mentioned above, not all 802.11b Wi-Fi clients work with NetStumbler. You’ll have to check Marius Milner’s list of supported cards regularly, and monitor pertinent traffic on the NetStumbler Forums. The operating system you’re running also makes a difference. I have found that Wi-Fi client cards that don’t work under Windows 2000 will work under WIndows NT. It’s hard to know for sure, however, until you try. • Antenna jack. Although not strictly required, it’s very difficult to get effective
