802.11g Client Adapters
Manufacturer/Model |
Bus Type |
Transmit Power |
Receive Sensitivity |
Price |
External Ant. Connector |
Comments |
Chipset |
Drivers* |
Review |
FCC ID |
15 dBm |
-80dBm @ 6Mbps |
($47.99 Frys catalog) |
no |
Not Wi-Fi Certified |
Broadcom |
98SE ME 2000 XP |
none |
H8NWLC3010 |
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dBm |
dBm @ 6Mbps |
$24.99 Frys/Outpost |
no |
Not Wi-Fi Certified |
TI (ACX111) |
98SE ME 2000 XP |
none |
? |
||
MiniPCI |
? |
? |
$96 (Amazon) |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
|
? |
? |
$68(Amazon) |
No |
? |
Broadcom BCM94306CB |
? |
? |
? |
||
PCI |
? |
? |
$72(Amazon) |
Yes, Detachable |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
|
Belkin F5D7000 v3 |
PCI |
? |
? |
? |
? |
Ralink |
Linux, OpenBSD, Windows, Mac |
? |
? |
|
32mW |
? |
$50(Amazon) |
Yes |
? |
Broadcom |
? |
? |
? |
||
PCI |
32mW |
? |
$80(Amazon) |
Yes, MC (Lucent) w/1m cable |
? |
Broadcom |
? |
? |
? |
|
32mW |
? |
$65(Amazon) |
Yes, MC (Lucent) |
? |
Broadcom |
? |
? |
? |
||
PCI |
?mW |
? |
euro 100 |
RP-SMA |
? |
? |
? |
|||
15 dBm +/- 2 dBm |
6 Mbps OFDM, 8% PER, -85 dBm |
($49.99 less rebate Frys) |
No |
WPA Certified |
Marvel. Revision C1 is Atheros but currently no support in MadWifi HAL for 0x1a |
XP ME 2K 98SE |
rev? |
KA2DWLG630A1 |
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15dBm +/- 2dB |
6 Mbps OFDM, 10% PER, -88 dBm |
$50(Amazon) |
No |
? |
? |
? |
||||
PCI / MiniPCI |
??dBm |
? |
? |
? |
? |
Marvel (Same as DWL-G630) |
No Linux Drivers |
? |
? |
|
PCI 2.2 |
15dBm +/- 2dB |
? |
$59(Amazon) |
Detachable, RP-SMA |
? |
Atheros AR5212A.00, K34844.1B |
? |
? |
||
(mini)PCI |
15dBm +/- 2dB |
? |
? |
Detachable, RP-SMA |
mini-PCI piggyback |
Atheros AR5212 |
? |
? |
||
PCI 2.2 |
15dBm +/- 2dB |
? |
? |
Detachable, RP-SMA |
chipset onboard |
Atheros AR5212 |
? |
? |
||
USB 2.0/1.1 |
22.5 dBm +/-0.5 |
? |
$69 (CompUSA) |
none |
built in 6dBi antenna |
Envara WIND502U |
Microsoft Windows 98/ME/2000/XP |
? |
? |
|
PCI 2.2 |
? |
? |
? |
Detachable |
? |
Intersil Frisbee (Prism GT) |
? |
? |
||
PCI 2.2 |
? |
? |
? |
Detachable |
? |
Intersil Frisbee (Prism GT) |
? |
? |
||
? |
? |
$66(Amazon) |
No |
? |
Broadcom |
No Linux Drivers |
? |
? |
||
PCI |
15 dBm |
? |
$62(Amazon) |
Yes, Detachable |
? |
Broadcom |
? |
? |
||
PCI 2.2 |
15 dBm +/-2dB |
? |
AU$99 (eyo.com.au) |
Yes, detachable SMA |
? |
Broadcom |
Minitar (No Linux drivers planned) |
? |
? |
|
PCI |
? |
? |
$61(Amazon) |
Yes, Detachable |
See below (Netgear WG311 v2) |
Atheros AR5212 |
? |
? |
||
PCI 2.2 |
? |
? |
? |
Yes, detachable |
Hard to distinguish from "v1" (above): details |
TI TNETW1130GVF |
Beta acx100 |
? |
? |
|
? |
? |
$80-$10=$70(Amazon) |
No |
Intersil Prism54 |
? |
? |
||||
? |
? |
? |
No |
? |
Marvel |
? |
? |
? |
||
100mw |
? |
$69(Amazon) |
No |
SuperG 108, WPA |
Atheros AR5212 |
? |
? |
|||
60mW(g), 85mW(b) |
? |
$86 (Gold), $65 (Silver)(Amazon) |
Yes, MC (Lucent) |
? |
Atheros |
? |
? |
|||
Senao/Engenius NL-3054CB Plus Aries2 |
CardBus (NL-3054CB) and mini-PCI (NL-3054MP) |
100mW/20dBm (g) |
? |
CB-No, MP-yes |
Specs: CB/MP, Super G with newest drivers, Note the plus aries2 designation! |
Atheros AR5212 |
? |
? |
||
Senao/Engenius NL-5354CB Plus Aries2 |
CardBus (NL-5354CB) and mini-PCI (NL-5354MP) |
80mW/19dBm (a+g) |
? |
CB-No, MP-yes |
Specs: CB/MP, Super G with newest drivers, Note the plus aries2 designation! |
Atheros AR5213 |
? |
? |
||
17dBm |
6 Mbps OFDM -88 dBm |
$66-$15=$51(Amazon) |
No |
Intersil PrismGT |
? |
? |
||||
SMC SMC2835W ver2 |
17 dBm max |
? |
? |
No |
? |
? |
Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP |
? |
? |
|
PCI 2.2 |
17.5dBm |
? |
$66(Amazon) |
Yes, Detachable |
Specs, Nitro. Amazon now sell v2 which does not work! |
Intersil PrismGT |
? |
? |
||
15dbm |
? |
? |
No |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
||
PCI |
15dbm |
? |
? |
Yes ? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
|
40~63mW |
? |
$67-20=$47(Amazon) |
No |
? |
Texas Instruments |
? |
? |
? |
||
PCI |
40~63mW |
? |
$84-$30=$54(Amazon) |
Yes, Detachable |
? |
Texas Instruments |
? |
? |
? |
Other lists: http://prism54.org/supported_cards.php
