From: "Bob" <os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:33:45 -0800
To: "OS/2 Wireless Users Mailing List" <os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com>
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Subject: Re: [OS2Wireless] USB wireless NICs (external)
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** Reply to message from "J R FOX" <os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com> on Mon,
30 Nov 2009 08:45:35 -0800 (PST)

> It so happens that I bought the WL-330G (the one reviewed by Daniella 
> on the VOICE newsletter) a while back, but never tried to use it.  
> This is because it does not support WPA, and that is a must for the 
> primary location where I need to use the external USB NIC-stick.  
> Otherwise, I cannot make contact with their router.  (NOT the same 
> place where the Linksys router you are supplying will be used.)
> It may even require WPA-2 AES.  

The game adapter I have does WEP and WPA.  I have not used it with WPA so I do
not know which versions it supports.


> Bob wrote:
> > It is called a "game adapter".  The one I have is a "Linksys 
> > WGA54G Wireless-G Game Adapter"
> 
> and Ed wrote:
> > A simpler option might be external, ethernet connected WiFi 
> > adapters as used for some ganes consoles. You connect to them 
> > as a router via an ethernet cable rather than USB. They are a 
> > little larger than your USB stick, but as they are OS agnostic, 
> > they work without the need for any new drivers.
> 
> Are you and Bob referring to the same type of device ?  If I get 
> one, how -- in the total hardware scheme of things -- would I go 
> about setting it up ?

The Linksys Game Adapter comes with a Windows setup CD which I have never used.
It also can be configured with a browser which is what I use.

-- 
Robert Blair