Well, I just ordered the LinkSys Wireless Access Point and a LinkSys
wireless PC card. I'll let y'all know how/if it works :)
On Mon, 9 Apr 2001, Stephen Ryan wrote:
> On 9 Apr, Thomas M. Albright wrote:
> > Has anyone had any success getting wireless with Linux?�
> >
> > All the cards I'm finding (LinkSys, NetGear, Intel) are for WinXX.
> > Before I spend almost $150 on a wireless PC card, I want to know if I'll
> > be returning it right away...
>
> Yup, and it's a lot of fun, too.
>
> I have a Lucent WaveLan Silver; I think the Bronze and Gold are similar
> enough that they'll work similarly. Just make sure that it is the IEEE
> 802.11, and not the older, proprietary version. It comes with Linux
> drivers in the box (and also, I think, in more recent kernels; I don't
> remember having to do much to get it working the last time I tried).
> I'm using it with an Apple Airport hub and I had more trouble with that
> than with the WaveLan card under Linux. The instructions weren't very
> clear and I think there has been a software upgrade or two since I had
> all the trouble with it, anyway.
>
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Thomas M. Albright
Albright Enterprises - "The Small Business Solution"
http://www.albrightent.com/
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