> Simon Geard wrote: > > >Hi all... > > > >Over the next few weeks, I'm going to be setting up a wireless (802.11g) > >network at home to allow a number of machines to share a new DSL > >connection. In particular, I need to get a wireless card (PCI) for my > >LFS desktop, and get it working. > > > >Can anyone offer advice on this? Based on what I've read (and what I can > >actually find to buy), I'm probably going to buy something based on an > >Atheros chipset, though if anyone has other advice, I'd like to hear > >them. > > > > > >What I'm mainly looking for here though, is what kind of software I need > >to install (drivers, tools, etc), and what kind of configuration I need, > >both to get it working, and to get it working securely (WEP, WPA, etc). > >I don't actually know much about wifi networks, so any good advice is > >welcome. > > > >Because the machines aren't currently networked, I'm not running DHCP, > >but I believe the router/AP supports it so I can set that up if needed. > > > >Thanks in advance. > > > >Simon. > > > >
I'm running a linksys card (WMP54G) and have it running perfextly with ndiswrapper and the default windows drivers. Nothing special running apart from that (I use static IP's on all my PC's). Regards Lewis -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
