[NBLUG/talk] WiFi (802.11b) and linux

Mark Janes mkjanes at sonic.net
Fri Nov 21 17:41:01 PST 2003


Mark Street wrote:

>I would parrot the parrot as I own the version 3 of the Linksys card which
>is a nice card... then they go and wreck it with realtek chipset in the
>next version.  sheeesh.
>
>As Paul, Kyle and myself know..... Atmel, Realtek and all the cheapo
>chipsets are a pain in the rear to troubleshoot....especially when you are
>out of range of the AP. ; )
>
>Remember... that forever more the installfest room at SSU is NOT the
>most ideal place for installing,configuring and testing wireless cards....
>It took me 2 days to stop shaking after the last installfest.... I had
>weird twitches, crying and uncontrollable laughter.
>
>On Fri, 21 Nov 2003, Kyle Rankin wrote:
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>
>>Orinocos are always a good choice for good Linux support (but I don't know
>>that you will find those at any local computer store).  I would parrot what
>>the others have said and check the current hardware compatibility list for
>>PCMCIA 802.11b cards, and triple-check the chipset the card says it uses,
>>some manufacturers *cough*Linksys*cough* have been known to change chipsets
>>even in the same version of hardware.
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As for me, I've been using a Senao Long-range NIC (model SL-2500CD)  I 
found on ebay. Uses the PrismII driver, and seems to work flawlessly- 
about $60 on ebay. I know this won't help you this weekend, but it's 
worth a look IMHO.

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Mark Janes
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