Re: [gentoo-user] Recommend me a good PCMCIA wireless network card

2005-07-30 Thread Will Salt
On 24/07/05 18:06:51, Stroller wrote: On Jul 24, 2005, at 1:49 am, Ian K wrote: I have an older laptop that I want to add to my network, (its a 802.11B one) and I was wondering what brands/models would work the best under Linux. Im fairly flexible, and would really not like to tinker with too

[gentoo-user] Recommend me a good PCMCIA wireless network card

2005-07-24 Thread Ian K
Hi there, I have an older laptop that I want to add to my network, (its a 802.11B one) and I was wondering what brands/models would work the best under Linux. Im fairly flexible, and would really not like to tinker with too many drivers. Any good ideas? Thanks! begin:vcard fn:Ian K n:K;Ian

Re: [gentoo-user] Recommend me a good PCMCIA wireless network card

2005-07-24 Thread Greg Bur
On 7/23/05, Ian K [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi there, I have an older laptop that I want to add to my network, (its a 802.11B one) and I was wondering what brands/models would work the best under Linux. Im fairly flexible, and would really not like to tinker with too many drivers. Any good

Re: [gentoo-user] Recommend me a good PCMCIA wireless network card

2005-07-24 Thread Colin
On Jul 24, 2005, at 2:54 AM, Greg Bur wrote: On 7/23/05, Ian K [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi there, I have an older laptop that I want to add to my network, (its a 802.11B one) and I was wondering what brands/models would work the best under Linux. Im fairly flexible, and would really not like

Re: [gentoo-user] Recommend me a good PCMCIA wireless network card

2005-07-24 Thread Ian K
Colin wrote: On Jul 24, 2005, at 2:54 AM, Greg Bur wrote: On 7/23/05, Ian K [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi there, I have an older laptop that I want to add to my network, (its a 802.11B one) and I was wondering what brands/models would work the best under Linux. Im fairly flexible, and

Re: [gentoo-user] Recommend me a good PCMCIA wireless network card

2005-07-24 Thread Ian K
Colin wrote: On Jul 24, 2005, at 2:54 AM, Greg Bur wrote: On 7/23/05, Ian K [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi there, I have an older laptop that I want to add to my network, (its a 802.11B one) and I was wondering what brands/models would work the best under Linux. Im fairly flexible, and

Re: [gentoo-user] Recommend me a good PCMCIA wireless network card

2005-07-24 Thread Greg Bur
Just remember, if the laptop isn't going too far, a good length of Ye Olde Cat5e is a much cheaper solution. That being said... Changes the possible security implications too... Yeah, I picked up a great Orinoco (branded as Enterasys) at Rokland.com last month for roughly $50.

Re: [gentoo-user] Recommend me a good PCMCIA wireless network card

2005-07-24 Thread Greg Bur
On 7/23/05, Ian K [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My other laptop has a nice atheros wireless card, very painless to set up. I dont know what chipsets are on what cards, so perhaps you could give me a model name and brand? I really just want to be able to goto futureshop and pick one up.. :) Thank

Re: [gentoo-user] Recommend me a good PCMCIA wireless network card

2005-07-24 Thread Richard Fish
Ian K wrote: My other laptop has a nice atheros wireless card, very painless to set up. I dont know what chipsets are on what cards, so perhaps you could give me a model name and brand? Unfortunately, neither does anybody else on this list. This is because manufacturers have a habit of

Re: [gentoo-user] Recommend me a good PCMCIA wireless network card

2005-07-24 Thread Colin
On Jul 24, 2005, at 3:56 AM, Richard Fish wrote: Ian K wrote: My other laptop has a nice atheros wireless card, very painless to set up. I dont know what chipsets are on what cards, so perhaps you could give me a model name and brand? Unfortunately, neither does anybody else on this

Re: [gentoo-user] Recommend me a good PCMCIA wireless network card

2005-07-24 Thread Greg Bur
Unfortunately, neither does anybody else on this list. This is because manufacturers have a habit of changing chipsets without changing model numbers. So lot #1234 can be atheros, while #1235 can be intersil, #1236 can be, well you get the picture. The best is to buy from a store with a

Re: [gentoo-user] Recommend me a good PCMCIA wireless network card

2005-07-24 Thread Stroller
On Jul 24, 2005, at 8:44 am, Greg Bur wrote: On 7/23/05, Ian K [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My other laptop has a nice atheros wireless card, very painless to set up. I dont know what chipsets are on what cards, so perhaps you could give me a model name and brand? I really just want to be able to

Re: [gentoo-user] Recommend me a good PCMCIA wireless network card

2005-07-24 Thread Stroller
On Jul 24, 2005, at 1:49 am, Ian K wrote: I have an older laptop that I want to add to my network, (its a 802.11B one) and I was wondering what brands/models would work the best under Linux. Im fairly flexible, and would really not like to tinker with too many drivers. Any good ideas?

Re: [gentoo-user] Recommend me a good PCMCIA wireless network card

2005-07-24 Thread Stephan Grein
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Stroller wrote: On Jul 24, 2005, at 8:44 am, Greg Bur wrote: On 7/23/05, Ian K [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My other laptop has a nice atheros wireless card, very painless to set up. I dont know what chipsets are on what cards, so perhaps you

Re: [gentoo-user] Recommend me a good PCMCIA wireless network card

2005-07-24 Thread Greg Bur
On 7/24/05, Stroller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jul 24, 2005, at 8:44 am, Greg Bur wrote: The Macintosh-compatible 802.11g card uses the same Broadcom chipset as Apple's Airport Extreme products - I know, because I sold three of these cards to another Mac-reseller last week. I believe

Re: [gentoo-user] Recommend me a good PCMCIA wireless network card

2005-07-24 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Sun, 24 Jul 2005 18:00:27 +0100, Stroller wrote: The Macintosh-compatible 802.11g card uses the same Broadcom chipset as Apple's Airport Extreme products - I know, because I sold three of these cards to another Mac-reseller last week. I believe that there are no open-source drivers for