Will This Wifi Dongle Work?


darklight1138

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I searched the forums but I probably missed something. Is it just a matter of plugging it in, enabling USB, and then using something like Netsurf to view the internet? Some discussions look like I have to make a program or add lines to something. I just want to be sure it isn't too complicated. Just want something to check emails and the occasional web site.

Thanks!
 
darklight1138 said:
My link

I searched the forums but I probably missed something. Is it just a matter of plugging it in, enabling USB, and then using something like Netsurf to view the internet? Some discussions look like I have to make a program or add lines to something. I just want to be sure it isn't too complicated. Just want something to check emails and the occasional web site.

Thanks!

I have both of these and they work well plug and play with the caanoo :

http://www.ebay.com/itm/MSI-US300EX-Lite-II-Wireless-N-USB2-0-Adapter-53115-/310351244010?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_2&hash=item4842602aea


http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ralink-54-Mbps-Wireless-USB-LAN-Adapter-802-11B-G-N-Windows-Mac-Linux-/380378783789?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item589057a02d

The second one is kinda big though..

The one you linked too looks small and cheap too but I'm not sure how well its supported.. Here's a link that might help:
http://dl.openhandhelds.org/cgi-bin/caanoo.cgi?0,0,0,0,112,746
 
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Buffalo AirStation N-Technology Wireless-N150 Ultra Compact USB 2.0 Adapter. I bought one recently and it works perfectly in my Caanoo.

https://secure.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?Ntt=BUWLIUCGNM&N=0
 
darklight1138 said:
That one looks good too. How good is the range?

Seems to be comparable to my iPad. I was able to use NetSurf from a room two floors away from my router (Netgear WNDR3700), and outside. I used NetSurf's "search" function and loaded some Google pages very quickly ... I think they actually loaded and rendered more quickly than on my iPad. And then I realized it was Google UK ... I'm in the US.
 
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My one concern is that the dongle's cap has a label which reads "CAUTION HOT - USB connector may be hot." And I found that it does get warm after several minutes of operation.

I don't know if this is a normal issue for these kinds of dongles, or if the heat would negatively affect the Caanoo when (if) it rises to a certain temperature.
 
yep it worries.
let us know how it goes, I think if dosen´t get too hot no problem, how hot does it get?

I´m thinking of getting one from BH, maybe making testing and developing easier, no sd swap and all that just to test.
 
I found a wireless USB card that still works, at least on my netbook.

It's a "netopia", with the model numbers TER/GUSB2-N on the back. I haven't been able to find much info on it. Does anyone know if it would work on a Caanoo? Thanks!
 
erico said:
yep it worries.
let us know how it goes, I think if dosen´t get too hot no problem, how hot does it get?

Well, months later, I've finally gotten to the point where I actually use this dongle quite a bit. I just finished using it for about an hour; a mix of web browsing and telnetting. It did get a bit warm, but nothing alarming. Not to the point where it could actually damage the Caanoo.
 
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