UNOFFICIAL Omnifi mods - Wireless
Omnifi Wireless Adapters
My favorite feature of the Omnifi products is WiFi via USB.
However, there are currently only 2 published "officially
supported" wireless adapters. Because the Omnifi products
are basically small computers with USB ports running a
linux 2.4 kernel, other adapters that use the same chipset
should work just fine. It looks like the latest firmware
builds from Omnifi support the Intersil Prism 2/2.5/3 WiFi
chipsets.
I've heard people talking about 802.11G adapters for Omnifi
but I have yet to understand why... The Omnifi DMS1 & DMP1
have a USB 1.1 host controller that has a max throughput of
12 Mbps. The only advantage I can see to having an 802.11G
adapter on a DMP1/DMS1 would be to prevent the 54G wireless
network from slowing down because it is taking to both B & G
clients.
Officially Supported Adapters:
| D-Link |
DWL-121 (Omnifi Specific) |
| D-Link |
DWL-120R |
OTHER wireless adapters known to work:
| D-Link |
DWL-122 |
| SpeedStream |
SS1022 |
Many other adapters may work. Check out this USB/Prism chart. Additionally, you can view the full WLAN chart here. Anything that is USB and says "Prism 2/2.5/3" should work.
If you have any additions to this list, please e-mail me.