Best Wireless adapters for a Traveling Laptop?

[maliszewski]

I have a laptop Dell Inspiron 5150 that does not have a built-in wireless adapter. I need to purchase either a USB or PCMCIA adapter. Is there a generally accepted "best" wireless adapter out there? All I need is 802.11g. I most important thing is I need it to be compatible with many wireless routers because I travel a lot and need to connect with whatever router the hotel is using. Any suggestions would be very much appreciated. I did purchase a Belkin USB 802.11g wireless adapter, but it is so erratic it only connects every other time with numerous routers and it can be very frustrating. I would just like an adapter that connects the first time and stays connected the way it is supposed to.

-Mark

 

[Iceblue]

Any 802.11g should connect without problems to any 082.11b or 11g router. If you need to connect in a broad range of troublesome situations, I would suggest a card with a connector for an external antenna, and then buy a small high gain antenna to attach when needed.

Other than that generic suggestion, I have no particular brand to recommend.

 

[maliszewski]

Any 802.11g should connect without problems to any 082.11b or 11g router. If you need to connect in a broad range of troublesome situations, I would suggest a card with a connector for an external antenna, and then buy a small high gain antenna to attach when needed.

Other than that generic suggestion, I have no particular brand to recommend.

I know that 802.11g devices should connect to any device that is 802.11g certified, but you know how in reality sometimes things don't interoperate as well as they should Thank you for responding to my question, I appreciate it.

-Mark