[wplug] Wireless cards and redhat..
Karlos Abel
kgreat4 at connecttime.net
Fri Sep 17 16:44:06 EDT 2004
I have a D-Link DWL-650 that works really well. you may have to
download the drivers/firmware from Prism54.org, but it's remarkably easy
to set up.
On Fri, 2004-09-17 at 16:42, John Harrold wrote:
> Sometime in September Aaron M. Johnson assaulted the keyboard and produced:
>
> | I bought a few "WaveBuddys", which are about the cheapest cards available
> | [~$13]. I'm using it now, but it took a while to figure out the drivers.
> | It turns out that i didnt have the right kernel source, and now it works
> | fine. I have only been able to configure it by hand using the text based
> | config program that came with the driver--i'm working on getting it to
> | detect my network automagically.
> |
> | The other problem is that i have never successfully removed it without
> | causing problems. That is fine for me, as i use wireless 99% of the time
> | so i never have to, but it would be nice to be able to remove it at will.
> |
> | SO,
> | -WaveBuddy [using the atmlwlandriver] "works"
> | -It was dirt cheap
> | -Have to compile kernel module
> | -it doesnt work as well as one would hope, but it gets me on the internet.
>
> I think you might have missed the word kanoodling down there at the
> bottom.
>
> | > Can anyone reccomend a 802.11g card that will work in redhat or fedora
> | > without much kanoodling?
> ^^^^^^^^^^
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Karl Abel
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kgreat4 at connecttime.net
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