Wireless Card capable of being router needed - Replacement for Intel 2200BG

Hi,

I'm trying to set up my old AOPEN 1557 notebook as a wireless router/Media station, hopefully in Ubuntu.

I tried connectify/virtual router in windows 7, but this did not work as the card doesn't support WPA(2?).

So I am looking for a replacement for the wireless card (Intel 2200BG) that will allow me to set up the notebook as a wireless router.

Does anyone know which type of card I should be looking at? Are there restrictions on the motherboard/chipset I should be aware of, or could I just get a card that matches the port on the motherboard and go for it?

Also, if anyone has tips for setting up a notebook as a wireless router under ubuntu, please do share, as I am hesitant to running Windows 7 on this machine.

Thanks!

 

From the factsheet for aopen 1557:

AOpen Global

 

Connectify - Turn your Windows 7 laptop into a Wi-Fi Hotspot - Supported Cards and Devices

 

Thank you!

 

Hmm... The cards listed as supported are all mini pci-e, but my notebook only supports mini pci (half size).

 

This is a tall order considering they haven't made laptops with mini pci for 5-6 years or so. You might have to go to a usb wireless card or try your luck with any old mini pci cards that they have made Windows 7 drivers for.

 

The AOPEN 1557 _is_ at least 5-6 years old... from the second post, it's got a Dothan Pentium M and Intel 855GME chipset. Not sure if this means it's miniPCI or miniPCI-E, though.

 

Try 7 years edit: yep, was responding to trottel

Anyway I think all you need to do tho is set up an ad-hoc and enable windows file sharing, all of which is built into windows, somewhere. Give it a search in the help files, see if you can't get it working without buying and reinstalling any software or hardware.

P. S. there are at least like 6 guides on setting up ad hoc with ubuntu as well.

 

Thanks for all your replies. As I said, I wanted to use this notebook as a wireless router supporting more than just ad-hoc. I guess it's too much of a hassle so I've gone in a different direction.

 

The link with the various supported wireless cards had many that were USB, so it is still viable.

 

There are plenty of embedded mini pci wifi cards available, that part of the market is taking a long time to switch over to pci express. All the access points shipping right now are still mini pci based, though usually integrated into a single board.

You just need a chipset capable of master mode, that rules out intel cards.

For linux I would suggest either atheros 5008 or 9002 family chipsets.

Some of the high power and/or industrial rated cards are expensive, but still plenty of deals in the $20 range if you dig around.