It's getting easier to use USB WiFi adapter with linux lately. Linuxwireless.org has done some great work with the re-written modules, which are included in the recent kernel version. And some companies are paying attention. I've been using the Wi-Fire for long range wifi for a while, and hField Technologies just released a Linux Version, which I've had no problem with on my Suse or Fedora machines.
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It's getting easier to use USB WiFi adapter with linux lately. Linuxwireless.org has done some great work with the re-written modules, which are included in the recent kernel version. And some companies are paying attention. I've been using the Wi-Fire for long range wifi for a while, and hField Technologies just released a Linux Version, which I've had no problem with on my Suse or Fedora machines.
Just saw that the inventor has a page on its history and mechanics , plus lots of great pics.