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jackburton	2013-02-28 , 23:45
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Originally Posted by ChiefRA

Thanks reinob and all others. My problem so far is to get a WiFi USB stick to be recognized by N900 when I connect it through microUSB port. I've tried with a Hercules WiFi but unsuccesfull so far, it's not recognized by H-E-N. Should I try another software?

Any reccomendations on which type/model should I purchase in order to have the drivers included?

I turned a BeagleBoard into a wifi access point in the past. I needed a Usb stick that had drivers supported by hostapd. http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Documentation/hostapd

I found some old 3com USB sticks on ebay that used the prism driver. You would likely need to compile hostapd and use that.
http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/p54

I have not used H-E-N but I would try hostapd if I were you. What does dmesg say when you insert your usb stick?

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