Using the Belkin USB Wireless G key under Linux
The Belkin USB Wireless G Network adapter (ref. F5D7050) is a WiFi network interface which is relatively common due to its low price.
Internally, it can contain three different chipsets : Ralink RT2570, Ralink RT73, or Zydas 1211B. You can identify which one simply by looking at the contents of the CD-ROM which is supplied with the key.
For each of these three chipsets, there are two installation methods available:
you can use the Open Source drivers for this chipset;
you can use the Windows XP drivers with "ndiswrapper" utility.
The good method is to use the Linux drivers. The "ndiswrapper" method might give inferior technical results. It also implies that you read and accept the terms of the end user licence agreement of the Windows drivers (so far as they are compatible with your local legislation). Therefore, the "ndiswrapper" method should be used only as a last resort.
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