[wplug] Wireless cards and redhat..

[Aaron Johnson]

So be warned, dont get a wavebuddy if you dont want to mess.

--Aaron

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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