Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] Test

[Nathan Odle <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

The most compatible 802.11b cards I've found under Linux are the 
Lucent/ORINOCO cards.  They were among the first (maybe *the* first) to 
have drivers and are extremely well supported by the kernel in addition 
to wireless sniffing apps, configuration software, etc.

-N

Shawn Parker wrote:

>I feel that way sometimes.  I replied to the poker email, hoping to get a new
>face to join our table and never heard a reply back.
>
>:)
>
>I do have a Linux question, though...does anyone know of the best-or most
>compatible really-PCMCIA wireless card for Linux?  I have a Thinkpad 600X
>running Archlinux 0.6 (Kernel 2.6) and I want to use it on my wifi network at
>home.  Unfortunately, every card I buy doesn't seem to work in Linux.
>Through exhausting searches online I discovered that the DWL-G650 D-Link card
>(revision B4) isn't supported under Linux.  Scrap that one.  So, I pick up a
>Linksys WPC11 V.4 a few days ago, and to my (non)surprise that revision and
>chipset also dislikes Linux.
>
>I tried using NDISWRAPPER and installing the XP drivers for it...but it
>didn't seem to work right.  Iwconfig said it found the network, but DHCP
>never assigned it an address.  I tried a few other things to no avail.
>
>Is there a wireless card that just sort of "works" out of the box?  I don't
>have any problems with my Netgear FA511 nic.  It works without anything
>special from me-other than setting up DHCP or static addresses.
>
>At this point, I'm willing to pay just about anything to get a new card that
>works.  Or, go back to Windows XP on the notebook so I can use it downstairs.
>I'm also buying a brand new notebook in the next couple of months...will this
>be an ongoing problem with its internal wifi?
>
>I'm going to end up just sticking with Linux on my servers and running my
>network and using XP for workstations.
>
>
>Shawn Parker
>Network Administrator
>Cumulus Broadcasting, LLC.
>Columbia-Jefferson City, Missouri
>1.573.449.4141 Ext: 331
>EMAIL:PROTECTED
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: EMAIL:PROTECTED
>[mailto:EMAIL:PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nathan Odle
>Sent: Friday, July 09, 2004 4:13 PM
>To: MLUG Off-Topic Discussion
>Subject: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] Test
>
>Are my messages not getting to the list, or are people just not 
>responding to them?  :-D
>
>Or maybe by now everyone's just got me k-lined... ;)
>
>-N
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